“Books, the children of the brain.” This quotation is taken from the work of-

A Tale of a Tub, prose satire by Jonathan Swift, written between 1696 and 1699, published anonymously in 1704, and expanded in 1710. Regarded as his first major work.

“Books, the children of the brain” is a quotation from ‘A Tale of Tub’ by Jonathan swift
Jonathan Swift - Quotations
“I cannot but conclude that the bulk of your.”
- A Tale of Tub.
Undoubtedly, philosophers are in right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison.
- Gulliver’s Travel.

[Source : Britannica]