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He who is everywhere is nowhere. Nusquam est qui ubique est. The man who chases every opportunity, visits every city, reads every author, consults every sage — he arrives everywhere ignorant and leaves everywhere unchanged. Choose one guide and follow him carefully. Better to master one great mind than to skim across a hundred.

I write this to Lucilius, who asks my advice on how to read. The answer is always the same: slowly, repeatedly, deeply. Retreat into yourself as much as you can.