"When we speak of someone as “well-read,” we should have this ideal in mind. Too often, we use that phrase to mean the quantity rather than the quality of reading. **A person who has read widely but not well deserves to be pitied rather than praised**. As [[Thomas Hobbes]] said, “**If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.**”" ([Location 2436](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=2436)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]