He who is everywhere is nowhere

Meaning: Trying to do too many things at once means accomplishing nothing properly.

Origin: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, Letters to Lucilius, 1st century AD.

Translations

French: Celui qui est partout n'est nulle part (literally: He who is everywhere is nowhere)
Spanish: El que está en todas partes no está en ninguna (literally: He who is everywhere is nowhere)
Japanese: どこにでもいる者はどこにもいない (Doko ni demo iru mono wa doko ni mo inai) (literally: He who is everywhere is nowhere)

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