I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it read more

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose

The richest minds need not large libraries.

The richest minds need not large libraries.

Some book there is that she desires to see.
Which is it, girl, of these? Open them, boy.
read more

Some book there is that she desires to see.
Which is it, girl, of these? Open them, boy.
But thou art deeper read and better skilled:
Come and take choice of all my library,
And so beguile thy sorrow, till the heavens
Reveal the damned contriver of this deed.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt,
If one be better with them or without,--
read more

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.

Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]

Food for the soul.
[Lat., Nutrimentum spiritus.]

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.

Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.