That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the most constant and sustaining truths of my life has been this: I love the library.
Your library is your paradise.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else.
If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.
True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.
Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.