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The quantity of books in a person's library, is often a cloud of witnesses to the ignorance of the owner.
The quantity of books in a person's library, is often a cloud of witnesses to the ignorance of the owner.
A library implies an act of faith
A library implies an act of faith
It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.
It is a vanity to persuade the world one hath much learning, by
getting a great library.
'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!
'Tis well to borrow from the good and the great;
'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.
The medicine chest of the soul.
The medicine chest of the soul.
I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,
If one be better with them or without,--
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I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,
If one be better with them or without,--
Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed,
Knows the high art of what and how to read.
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.
To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
