“The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God.”
William Penn
“Knowledge may be power, but wisdom is guidance.”
Jeremy Cheatwood
“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.”
Isaac Asimov
“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”
George Carlin
“With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.”
Doris Lessing
“A library implies an act of faith”
Victor Hugo
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”
Henry Ward Beecher