Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. - Theophrastus

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Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.

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About Theophrastus

Theophrastus (c. 370 BC – c. 286 BC) was a Greek ethical, metaphysical and natural philosopher. He was a follower of Aristotle, and succeeded him as head of the Peripatetic school, where he taught Demetrius of Phalerum.

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Native Name: Θεόφραστος Ἐρέσιος
Alternative Names: Theophr. • Theophrastus of Eresos
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Ἐπισκήπτειν μὲν ἔχειν οὐδέν, πλὴν ὅτι πολλὰ τῶν ἡδέων ὁ βίος διὰ τὴν δόξαν καταλαζονεύεται. Ἡμεῖς γὰρ ὁπότ' ἀρχόμεθα ζῆν, τότ' ἀποθνῄσκομεν. Οὐδὲν οὖν ἀλυσιτελέστερόν ἐστι φιλοδοξίας.
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