The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people and the books. They are useful public servants, who manage libraries in the interest of the public... Many still think that a great reader, or a writer of books, will make an excellent librarian. This is pure fallacy. William Osler
To build up a library is to create a life. It's never just a random collection of books.
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Unknown
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. Libraries change lives for the better.
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Sidney Sheldon
An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.
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Stephen Fry
YOU ARE JUSTYou are not just for the right or left, but for what is right over the wrong. You are not just rich or poor, but always wealthy in the mind and heart. You are not perfect, but flawed. You are flawed, but you...
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Suzy Kassem
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
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Mark Twain
More Quotes By William Osler
One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.
In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.
The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.
The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances.
Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.
