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Good point.

Pointless.

I think it’s a period piece.

Spot on!

It’s all very well, but I still don’t see the point. :unamused:

Only pointy headed people understand.

I shall try not to take offence at such a pointed remark!

I shall try not to take offence at such a pointed remark!

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose. Plutarch

Is that from the Moralia? I wonder which book…

My source shows it comes from, “Of the Training of Children”, which can be found here:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/plutarch-education.asp