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A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.

A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

by Barbara Tuchman Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.

by Carl T. Rowan Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were
only the history of pinheads.

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were
only the history of pinheads.

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All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.

All round the room my silent servants wait,
My friends in every season, bright and dim.

by Barry Cornwall Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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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.

by J.g. Saxe Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

by Bayard Taylor Found in: Libraries Quotes,
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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.

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