"The man who enters a library is in the best society this world affords; the good and the great welcome him, surround him, and humbly ask to be allowed to become his servants...." - Andrew Carnegie, 1895

"If you cannot read all of your books - at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them - peer into them - let them fall open where...more »

"The man who enters a library is in the best society this world affords; the good and the great welcome him, surround him, and humbly ask to be allowed to become his servants...." - Andrew Carnegie, 1895

"If you cannot read all of your books - at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them - peer into them - let them fall open where they will - read from the first sentence that arrests the eye. When you are through, set them back on their shelves with your own hands. Arrange them on your own plan - so that if you do not know what is in them - you will at least know where they are. Let them be your friends - at any rate, your most valued acquaintances." - Winston Churchill « less