Treatises Quotes

“Even for studies, where expenditure is most honorable, it is justifiable only so long as it is kept within bounds. What is the use of having countless books and libraries, whose titles their owners can scarcely read through in a whole lifetime? The learner is, not instructed, but burdened by the mass of them, and it is much better to surrender yourself to a few authors than to wander through many.”
― Seneca, Treatises: On Providence, On Tranquility of Mind, On Shortness of Life, On Happy Life