All the glory of the world would be buried in oblivion, unless God had provided mortals with the remedy of books.
Richard de BuryThe library...of wisdom is more precious than all riches, and nothing that can be wished for is worthy to be compared with it. Whosoever therefore acknowledges himself to be a zealous follower of truth, of happiness, of wisdom, of science, or even of faith, must of necessity make himself a lover of books.
Richard de BuryBooks delight us when prosperity smiles upon us; they comfort us inseparably when stormy fortune frowns on us.
Richard de BuryIn books I find the dead as if they were alive; in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are set forth; from books come forth the laws of peace. All things are corrupted and decay in time; Saturn ceases not to devour the children that he generates; all the glory of the world would be buried in oblivion, unless God had provided mortals with the remedy of books.
Richard de Bury