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ars longa, vita brevis

[ahrs lohng-gah wee-tah bre-wis, ahrz lawng-guh vahy-tuh bree-vis, brev-is, vee-tuh, ahrs]

Latin.
  1. art is long, life is short.



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Ars longa, vita brevis and all, but good luck with that.

“Ars longa, vita brevis” is the ironic slogan of one of Weir’s prints: Art is long, life short.

Ars longa, vita brevis — if art is long and life short, he was prepared.

“Ars longa, vita brevis” comes for everyone at some point.

You’ve heard the old saying “Ars longa, vita brevis,” right?

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