"Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing."
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"Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour."
"I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me."
"If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited."
"Life is short and often stingy; feast the heart with what it craves, short of cruelty, and let the world wonder."
"Life is short. From here to that old car you know so well there is a stretch of twenty, twenty-five paces. It is a very short walk. Make those twenty-five steps. Now. Right now. Come just as you are. And we shall live happily ever after."
"Life is short but it is wide. This too shall pass."
"Life is short, break the rules."
"Why not? Life is short, life is dull, life is full of pain - and this is a chance for something special."
"Life is too short to be miserable."
"Life is short and so is money."
"A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price"
"For even if the allotted space of life be short, it is long enough in which to live honorably and well."
"If you wouldn't live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life."
"Life is short, and potential studies infinite. We have a much better chance of accomplishing something significant when we follow our passionate interests and work in areas of deepest personal meaning."
"Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off."
"Life is short, you better make the most of it."
"The art is long, life is short"
"I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future."
"Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing."