Quote Originally Posted by Sasquatch
True, but then you've also got to be careful about being wasteful. you won't get any new espers for a little while, what will you learn until then?
Nothing.
Learning all magics as fast as possible means I can freely boost Stats without worrying about not learning the proper magics. I could equip Bismark to boost Strength, without having to worry about "Ah, I still have to learn Doom from Shoat. Damn it."
And so on.