Medicine for the soul.

Medicine for the soul.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

A library is thought in cold storage.

A library is thought in cold storage.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know read more

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.

A wicked book cannot repent.

A wicked book cannot repent.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]

A man of one book.
[Lat., Homo unius libri.]