“A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.” WealthAll ThingsLibraryDesirableZealousWealth And Happiness Book:Philobiblon Source: Philobiblon
“In books I find the dead as if they were alive; in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are set forth; from books come forth the laws of peace. All things are corrupted and decay in time; Saturn ceases not to devour the children that he generates; all the glory of the world would be buried in oblivion, unless God had provided mortals with the remedy of books.” IfsWorldChildrenBookWould BeLawAliveGloryAll ThingsAffairCeaseMortalsBuriedDecayRemedyOblivionSaturn Book:The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of R Source: The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of R