George Edward Woodberry Quote

What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind.


Collected Essays: The torch and other lectures and addresses (ed. 1920)


What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the...

What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the...

What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the...

What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the...