intellectual companions Quotes

Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life.

The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul--BOOKS.

In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends, but they are imprisoned by an enchanter in these paper and leathern boxes.

Books are not men and yet they are alive. They are man's memory and his aspiration, the link between his present and his past, the tools he builds with.

And if ye cannot be saints of knowledge, then, I pray you, be at least its warriors. They are the companions and forerunners of such saintship.

Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.

Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.

In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend.