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In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Theophrastus
Born: 371 BC
Died: 287 BC (aged 84)
Bio: Theophrastus, a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He came to Athens at a young age and initially studied in Plato's school. After Plato's death, he attached himself to Aristotle.
Known for:
- Historia Plantarum
- The characters of Theophrastus
- Theophrastus on stones
- Characters
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