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 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.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

A library is an arsenal of liberty.

A library is an arsenal of liberty.

That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more

That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.

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.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.