On The Shortness Of Life Flashcards
Life is short
Art is long
We are not given a short life
But we make it short
And we are not ill-supplied
But wasteful of it
People guard their personal property
But squander time
The mind when distracted
Absorbs nothing deeply
Living is the least important activity
Of the preoccupied man; yet there is nothing which is harder to learn
A man with white hair and wrinkles
Has not lived long, just existed long
The greatest obstacle to living is
expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today
Life is divided into three periods
Past, present and future. The present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain
Life is
Fully sufficient and the wise man will not hesitate to meet death with a firm step
The great writers of the past
will offer you a path to immortality and raise you to a point which no one is cast down. Its the only way to prolong mortality
Life is
Very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present and fear the future
It is better to understand
The balance sheet of ones life than of the corn trade
Do not envy a man who wears the rope of office
These things are won at the cost of life
