Library Burning Quotes by Amadou Hampate Ba

Every old man that dies is a library that burns.

— Amadou Hampate Ba

“Whenever an elder dies, a library burns down.”

— Amadou Hampâté Bâ

In Africa, when an old man dies, it's a library burning.

— Amadou Hampate Ba

Writing is one thing and knowledge is another. Writing is the photographing of knowledge, but it is not knowledge itself. Knowledge is a light…

— Amadou Hampate Ba