You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of the clerical militia with which the missiles of the most wicked are destroyed; fruitful olives, vines of Engaddi, fig-trees knowing no sterility; burning lamps to be ever… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
Books are masters who instruct us without rods or ferules, without words or anger, without bread or money. If you approach them, they are… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight. — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
All the glory of the world would be buried in oblivion, unless God had provided mortals with the remedy of books. — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
“In books I meet the dead as if they were alive in books I see what is yet to come... All things decay and… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
You, O Books, are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of the clerical militia with which the missiles of the most wicked… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
“[A]ll who are smitten with the love of books think cheaply of the world and wealth; as Jerome says to Vigilantius: The same man… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
Let us consider how great a commodity of doctrine exists in books; how easily, how secretly, how safely they expose the nakedness of human… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
The library...of wisdom is more precious than all riches, and nothing that can be wished for is worthy to be compared with it. Whosoever… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
Books alone are liberal and free; they give to all who ask; they emancipate all who serve them faithfully. — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
Books delight us when prosperity smiles upon us; they comfort us inseparably when stormy fortune frowns on us. — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
“Again, all who are smitten with the love of books think cheaply of the world and wealth; as Jerome says to Vigilantius: The same… — Richard de Bury Copy Share Image
![“[A]ll who are smitten with the love of books think cheaply of the world and wealth; as Jerome says to Vigilantius: The same man cannot love both gold and books... The hideousness of vice is greatly reprobated in books, so that he who loves to commune with books is lead to detest all manner of…” quote by Richard de Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fa2/richard-de-bury-38022_books_a-ll-who-are-smitten-with-the-love-of-bo_1884925.jpg)
