Great Library Quotes

15 quotes by 14 authors

A great library contains the diary of the human race. — Geraldine Dawson
No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization… — Lawrence Clark Powell
A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need. — Vicki Myron
A great library doesn't have to be big or beautiful. It doesn't have to have the best facilities or the most efficient staff or the… — Vicki Myron
Order and surprise: these are two intertwined elements that make for any great library or collection. — Michael Dirda
You can't have a great university without a great library. — Joe Paterno
To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the… — Manly Hall
There is something almost sacred about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom, the learning, and the pondering of men and… — Gordon B. Hinckley
What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library? — Italo Calvino
Even now, she wished she could write a note, push it across the table, and go away to her room. But she was no longer… — Garth Nix
Heaven, Kiwi thought, would be the reading room of a great library. But it would be private. Cozy. You wouldnâ€™t have to worry about some… — Karen Russell
The fondest dream of the information age is to create an archive of all knowledge. You might call it the Alexandrian fantasy, after the great… — Gary Wolf
Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched? — Richard Jefferies
In the past, a great library was the result of librarians functioning as guardians of culture, tending and caring, selecting and recommending works that maintained… — David Gerrold
Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed; it is the same as it has always been,… — Awrence Clark Powell

Who Wrote These Great Library Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 15 Great Library Quotes as follows: