Associations to the word «Theophrastus»

Wiktionary

THEOPHRASTUS, proper noun. An Ancient Greek philosopher

Dictionary definition

THEOPHRASTUS, noun. Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca