Aujourd'hui, on cherche partout à répandre le savoir; qui sait si, dans quelques siècles, il n'y aura pas des universités pour rétablir l'ancienne ignorance?
There is no mistaking a good book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.
Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.
When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?
A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.
A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.