A room without books is like a body without soul.

Un hogar sin libros es como un cuerpo sin alma.

Une maison sans livres est comme un corps sans âme.

A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS

Uma casa sem livros é como um corpo sem alma

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.

Дом, в който няма книга, прилича на тяло, лишено от душа.

Bardzo źle czułbym się w świecie bez książek, ale rzeczywistości w książkach nie ma, bo się w nich w całości nie mieści.

A life without books is unlivable

Een leven zonder boeken is onleefbaar.

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

[A] lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

Without the library, you have no civilization.

I often wonder what I'd do if there weren't any books in the world.