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"The Library of Alexandria was less a library than a research institute."
"When speculation has done its worst, two facts about the Library of Alexandria remain unchallenged; that for several centuries it was the unique centre of world scholarship, and that its destruction was a world catastrophe."
"It is said that Ptolemy Soter collected all the books in the world and stored them in the library he founded at Alexandria."
"I am Alexander, king of Macedon."
"The greatest and most important function of the Library at Alexandria was its activity as a center where books were not only collected but also produced."
"Lost books were either copied or paraphrased and thus saved for future scholars."
"Culture arises only where beliefs and convictions are alive."
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"A great library contains the diary of the human race."
"Any nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."
"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life."
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go."
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
"I cannot live without books."
"A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessities of life."
"Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future."
"The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night."
"A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library."
"The true University of these days is a Collection of Books."
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
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"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand."
"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home."
"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary."
"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."
