it is the brevity of life which makes it tolerable; its experiences have value because they have an end. — Winifred Holtby Copy Share Image
“Meditate upon what you ought to be in body and soul when death overtakes you; meditate on the brevity of life, and… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it.… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity, and so on: but they forget… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“The dusty tombs of long-dead exorcist priests lay in the alcoves below, surmounted by stone effigies, the features eroded by the passing… — Sarah Ash Copy Share Image
There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“Yeah shorten it. The original had an urgency that if you don’t practice creation, time will run out.” — Dustin Lee Copy Share Image
When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
“We do not converse. She visits me to talk. My task to murmur. She talks about her grandsons, her daughter who lives… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
Let those who thoughtfully consider the brevity of life remember the length of eternity. — Thomas Ken Copy Share Image
A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did… — Don Marquis Copy Share Image
“The brevity of life, the failing of the senses, the numbness of indifference and unprofitable occupations allow us to know very little.… — Nicholas Copernicus Copy Share Image
The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
“Letting go is a central theme in spiritual practice, as we see the preciousness and brevity of life. When letting go is… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“BE RUTHLESS TO THE THINGS THAT DON’T MATTER “How many have laid waste to your life when you weren’t aware of what… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Live life like you mean it! Stop procrastinating! Do all that you can...with all that you have...in the place that you are...right… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
We think that play and fairytales belong to childhood - how shortsighted that is! As though we would want at any time… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Even in our best shape we are a brittle piece of mortality. Your life is a breath, don't waste it. — LeCrae Copy Share Image
“Flowers remind me of the beauty and brevity of life. They teach patience as you await some to bloom, enhancing their beauty.… — Sanjo Jendayi Copy Share Image
