Seneca on Reading

Seneca in his 1st century classic Letters from a Stoic, has some gems about reading books.

Don’t keep changing from book to book, passion to passion, one thing to another, that is a sign of a sick and restless tourist.

Only read the works of those whose genius is unquestionable.

If you don’t like something that you read, go back to reading someone whom you’ve read before.

Paraphrased a little but I thought they were worth sharing.

 
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