Theophrastus — Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.Theophrastus
Attributed to Theophrastus, via Diogenes Laertius
An ancient Greek philosopher saw it clearly: time is currency, and the only kind everyone spends at exactly the same rate. The question is never whether you'll spend it, but on what.
A few minutes a day, spent on something that quietly compounds — a word learned, a thought reflected on — is among the wisest purchases you can make with the one budget you can't extend.
Words that widen the world
Worth a great deal; very useful or important.
Synonyms: precious, prized, worthwhile
Quiet morning time is the most valuable kind.
To use time, money, or energy on something.
Synonyms: use, devote, expend
Spend your attention where it grows.
Common questions
It means time is our most precious resource — more valuable than money — because how we spend it determines our lives.
An ancient Greek philosopher and successor to Aristotle; the line is attributed to him through the historian Diogenes Laertius.
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