Man…who lives in three places – in the past, in the present, and in the future – can be unhappy if one of these three is worthless. Religion has even added a fourth – eternity.
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.
