Books Are The Depositary Of

Man Is The Only Creature We Know, That, When The Term Of His Natural Life Is Ended, Leaves The Memory Of Himself Behind Him.

Books Gratify And Excite Our Curiosity In Innumerable Ways.

It Is Probable That There Is No One Thing That It Is Of Eminent Importance For A Child To Learn. The True Object Of Juvenile Education, Is To Provide, Against The Age Of Five And Twenty, A Mind Well Regulated, Active, And Prepared To Learn. Whatever Will Inspire Habits Of Industry And Observation, Will Sufficiently Answer This Purpose.

He That Revels In A Well-chosen Library, Has Innumerable Dishes, And All Of Admirable Flavour.

In A Well-written Book We Are Presented With The Maturest Reflections, Or The Happiest Flights Of A Mind Of Uncommon Excellence. It Is Impossible That We Can Be Much Accustomed To Such Companions Without Attaining Some Resemblance To Them.