“The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not…” Plutarch

The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.

In today’s wordsThe measure of a life is how well it's spent, not how long it lasts.

PlutarchCommonly attributed

Source: From the book Quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (10th ed., rev. 1919)

Plutarch: The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.