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  2. Mortal coil - Wikipedia

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    Accordingly, the meaning might be: 'when we have unwound and worked off this coil of mortality.' In this way, the length of our life is metaphorically the length of thread that is coiled on a spool, a metaphor related to the ancient Greek mythological figures of the Fates. As humans live, the thread is unwound from the coil by the shuttle of ...

  3. These short, quippy quotes will instantly lift your spirits - AOL

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    These inspiring, motivating, and even funny short quotes will brighten your day or lift up a friend who needs it. (And don’t hesitate to keep these in your back pocket for next time.)

  4. De Brevitate Vitae (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    After the introduction (§1), Seneca reviews (§2–3) the distractions which make life seem short, and explains that people are great wasters of time. He then offers (§4–6) three examples of famous Romans (Augustus, Cicero and Livius Drusus) who, in various ways, were victims of the engrossed life. He explains (§7–8) that the engrossed ...

  5. 50 positive life quotes to inspire, and lift your ... - AOL

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    "Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.

  6. 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.

  7. These Short Inspirational Quotes Will Be the Quick Pep Talk ...

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    There are happy quotes here about life, like this saying from Albert Einstein: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

  8. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people. Turkish Proverb [5] One year's seeding makes seven years weeding; Only fools and horses work; Open confession is good for the soul. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door; Other times other manners. Out of sight, out of mind

  9. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Famous people quotes about life. 46. “There is only one certainty in life and that is that nothing is certain.” —G.K. Chesterton (June 1926) 47. “Make it a rule of life never to regret and ...