825 Quotes About Library

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.

Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.

I'm still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries.

How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars.

Our libraries are not cloisters for an elite. They are for the people, and if they are not used, the fault belongs to those who do not take advantage of their wealth.

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.

The way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame.

I've been talking about the centrality of libraries in our information society for a while now.