Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
There will always be something to ruin our lives, it all depends on what or which finds us first. We are always ripe and ready to be taken.
Time is long but life is short.
As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.
Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.
Let's be honest with one another: almost everything is too long except life, and I know people who wouldn't even concur with that exception.
People say that life is short, but it isn't short. It's very long.
Life is too short for long-term grudges.
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
Life is too short to be miserable.