On the record44 BC
For he would seek to escape from his loneliness and to find some one to share his studies; he would wish to teach, as well as to learn; to hear, as well as to speak.
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Cicero explains the inherent human inclination to share knowledge and engage in intellectual exchange rather than solitary study.
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