Nothing will ever please me, no matter how excellent or beneficial, if I must retain the knowledge of it to myself.
In plain words
Learning something is even more fun when you get to share it with others.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 6 'On Sharing Knowledge' (c. 63-65 CE), Gummere translation (Loeb Classical Library, 1917), Wikisource text.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 6
- c. 65 CE · Rome · philosophical letter to Lucilius
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