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  2. Ars longa, vita brevis - Wikipedia

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    The first-century CE rabbi Tarfon is quoted as saying "The day is short, the labor vast, the workers are lazy, the reward great, the Master urgent." (Avot 2:15). A light-hearted version in England, thought to have originated in Shropshire, is the pun "Bars longa, vita brevis" i.e. so many bars (or pubs) to visit, in so short a life.

  3. John Mellencamp - Wikipedia

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    "And like my friend John Mellencamp would sing–because John sang some truth today–'one day you get sick and you don't get better.' That's from a song of his called 'Life is Short Even on Its Longest Days.' It's one of the better songs of the last few years, actually. I ain't lying."

  4. Life Is a Long Song - Wikipedia

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    "Life Is a Long Song" is a song composed by Ian Anderson and first recorded by Jethro Tull. It was released as the lead track on an EP of the same name on 3 September 1971, [1] which reached No. 11 in the UK charts. [2] The song later appeared on the 1972 compilation album Living in the Past. [3]

  5. Life's Too Short - Wikipedia

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    Life's Too Short may refer to: ... Ars longa, vita brevis, an aphorism roughly meaning "skilfulness takes time and life is short" This page was last edited on 6 ...

  6. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    The longest day must have an end; The longest journey starts with a single step; The Moon is made of green cheese; The more the merrier; The more things change, the more they stay the same; The only disability in life is a bad attitude – Scott Hamilton; The only way to understand a woman is to love her; The old wooden spoon beats me down

  7. Every 'TTPD' Lyric Revealed Before Taylor Swift's Album Drops

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    Lyrics were found in an open book at the library pop-up, and Us Weekly rounded up each big pre-album reveal: “I Love You, It’s Ruining My Life” “As She Was Leaving It Felt Like Breathing”

  8. The spiritual meaning of the summer solstice — and rituals to ...

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    The summer solstice is also the longest day of the year — and, if you look carefully, you can almost tell. On this day, which occurs at the start of both summer, the sun reaches its highest ...

  9. The Deeper Meaning Behind the "12 Days of Christmas" Song - AOL

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    But even so, you may not recognize the lyrics. In the original lyrics, the "four calling birds" were actually “four colly birds." The term "colly" is old English slang for blackbirds.