“ The man who has a library of his own collection is able to contemplate himself objectively, and is justified in believing in his own existence. Augustine Birrell
“ Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one. Augustine Birrell
“ An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy. Augustine Birrell
