We're short of nothing so much as time.

The source

"We're short of nothing so much as time." Zeno of Citium said it in Diogenes Laertius 7.23. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"μηδενός θʼ ἡμᾶς οὕτως εἶναι ἐνδεεῖς ὡς χρόνου."

Original Greek, Diogenes Laertius 7.23. Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Zeno of Citium (c. 334–262 BC). A shipwrecked merchant who founded Stoicism on a painted porch in Athens.

Questions

Who said "We're short of nothing so much as time."?

Zeno of Citium (c. 334–262 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius 7.23.

What is the original Greek?

μηδενός θʼ ἡμᾶς οὕτως εἶναι ἐνδεεῖς ὡς χρόνου. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.