Gentlemen, I Have A Confession To Make.

A Library Represents The Mind Of Its Collector, His Fancies And Foibles, His Strength And Weakness, His Prejudices And Preferences. Particularly Is This The Case If, To The Character Of A Collector, He Adds - Or Tries To Add - The Qualities Of A Student Who Wishes To Know The Books And The Lives Of The Men Who Wrote Them. The Friendships Of His Life, The Phases Of His Growth, The Vagaries Of His Mind, All Are Represented.

But Whatever You Do, Take Neither Yourselves Nor Your Fellow-creatures Too Seriously. There Is Tragedy Enough In Our Daily Routine, But There Is Room Too For A Keen Sense Of The Absurdities And Incongruities Of Life, And In The Shifting Panorama No One Sees Better Than The Doctor The Perennial Sameness Of Men’s Ways.

The Philosophies Of One Age Have Become The Absurdities Of The Next, And The Foolishness Of Yesterday Has Become The Wisdom Of Tomorrow.

Engrossed Late And Soon In Professional Cares, Getting And Spending, You May May So Lay Waste Your Powers That You May Find, Too Late, With Hearts Given Away, That T Here Is No Place In Your Habit-stricken Souls For Those Gentler Influences Which Make Your Life Worth Living.

Personally, I Do Not See In Canada It Would Be A Feasible Thing If Any Ministry Organized Taking Over Both The Health And The Disease Of The Entire Community... Even In The Most Favourable Circumstances... There Would Be That Absence Of Competition And That Sense Of Independence... I Do Not Believe It Would Be Good For The Profession Or Good For The Public.