Theophrastus
Considered the 'father of botany' for his detailed descriptions and classifications of plants in his works 'Enquiry into Plants' and 'On the Causes of Plants'.
Quotes by Theophrastus
Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
The most important part of education is right training in the nursery.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
The character of a man is known from his conversation.
The greatest wealth is health.
Nature does nothing in vain.
The earth is the mother of all living things.
Plants have souls.
The study of nature is the study of God.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Knowledge is power.
The wise man does not say what he knows, and the fool does not know what he says.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Happiness is the highest good.
Virtue is its own reward.
The end of life is to be like God, and the soul follows the body, as the shadow follows the substance.
Man is a political animal.
The law is reason free from passion.