Quotes About Library

Krishnamurti distinguishes between thinking, an active process, and thought, the result of past thinking filed away in the memory of the brain, or in a library or computer, etc. Thought contains all the wisdom, and much of the folly, of the past; it's a great labor-saving device. Why does Krishnamurti regard thought as profoundly dangerous and the enemy of thinking?

It stinks of trains and that chili with the chocolate in it. Ooooh, books! he exclaimed suddenly, making a beeline for the small library. (Al)

There might be a charm in the black arts section of the library, but black earth magic used nasty ingredients—like indispensable people parts—and I wasn't going to go there.

I was wondering about the library,' Welch said, rocking to and fro on his heels. He was looking more than usually wild-eyed and dishevelled this morning. There was a small golden emblem on his tie resembling some heraldic device or other, but proving on closer scrutiny to be congealed egg-yolk. Substantial traces of the same nutritive were to be seen round his mouth, which was now ajar.

I lived in the royal library, among all the books. You resided in a... library? There were suites inside and great balconies that overlooked the city, but yes. I was most content among those shelves, so one night, I simply never left.

Lothaire to Trehan: "You are related to me by blood and, like me, are a Dacian royal." "So?" "So that means your ridiculous behavior reflects "upon me." "What are you talking about? My ridiculous behavior?I've done nothing to warrant this summoning, Lothaire. I keep to my library—and to myself. "Exactly. You sit in your room and stroke off to memories of your Bride.

Believe me, the library is the temple of God. Education is the most sacred religion of all.

There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.

Just looking at the outside of the library made Robin lose herself for a minute, remembering the feel of libraries. There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books. Libraries had always seemed almost too good to be true.

George often bought books from publishers in an unbound state, then had the volumes bound according to his own preferences

Basically I was a rebel growing up. I got kicked out of six schools. But I don't think that it makes you less of an intellect. You know, if you ever crave knowledge, there's always a library.

A School Library is Like the Bat Cave: it's a safe fortress in a chaotic world, a source of knowledge and the lair of a superhero.

The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.

There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.

The library should be a commonplace to every one. To use it should be as natural when one needs news or knowledge, fiction or fact, as it is to use the trolley when one needs transportation.

An educated person is not necessarily the one who has the knowledge, but the one who knows where to get it when needed.

The greatest knowledge a person can possess is the address of the local library.

Reading is at the center of our lives. The library is our brain. Without the library, you have no civilization.

You can either acquire knowledge through a library or just have a Saggitarius friend!

The deeper interior you have the more you have in your library.

The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity.

A book is a small library you can fit into your pocket.

Library stacks from this perspective are not a repository

My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.