Theophrastus: Man

Theophrastus was ancient greek philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on man.
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“If you are an ignorant man, you are acting wisely; but if you have had any education, you are behaving like a fool.”

Theophrastus

Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius; translation from C. D. Yonge (trans.), The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (London: H. G. Bohn, 1853), p. 196.
Said "when a man preserved a strict silence during the whole of a banquet".

Education , Fools

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”

Theophrastus

Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 5.

For Men , Time

“The Unseasonable man is one who will go up to a busy person, and open his heart to him. He will serenade his mistress when she has a fever. He will address himself to a man who has been cast in a surety-suit, and request him to become his security. He will come to give evidence when the trial is over.”

Theophrastus

Characters, ch. 9 (12); translation from R. C. Jebb and J. E. Sandys (trans.), The Characters of Theophrastus (London: Macmillan, 1909), p. 75.

Business , Heart , Personality