A life without books is unlivable

I cannot live without books.

Without books, I would certainly die.

Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only a blur remained, and different memories would remember the past in different ways. A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.

Hay quienes no pueden imaginar un mundo sin pájaros; hay quienes no pueden imaginar un mundo sin agua; en lo que a mi se refiere, soy incapaz de imaginar un mundo sin libros.

There are those who cannot imagine a world without birds; there are those who cannot imagine a world without water; but in my case I am unable to imagine a world without books.

A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.

Un hogar sin libros es como un cuerpo sin alma.

Ein Raum ohne Bücher ist wie ein Körper ohne Seele.

Une maison sans livres est comme un corps sans âme.

Without literature, life is hell.

Mucho me costaría vivir en un mundo sin libros pero la realidad no está en ellos, puesto que no cabe entera.

A room without books is like a body without soul.

Life is too short to live with any but the greatest books.