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Quote by G.E. Woodberry
What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race an

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. – G.E. Woodberry

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