William Hazlitt Quotes

Had I the power, I would scatter libraries over the whole land as the sower sows his wheatfield.

May books spread the world over!

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It's a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books. If you want to find out about something, the information is in the reference books---the dictionaries, the encyclopedias, the atlases. If you like to be told a story, the library is the place to go.

Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries.

To start with, look at all the books.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

What in the world would we do without our libraries?

A library is many things, but particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books... Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had.

I spent my life in the library reading books.

I often wonder what I'd do if there weren't any books in the world.

How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering.

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.

Books do furnish a room.

A library implies an act of faith.

I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor of Greek and poets.

Your library is your paradise.

The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

Reading is important.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.

Libraries are where it all begins.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.