art is long, life is short
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.89 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In the side of a storage structure, I note a surely-not-officially sanctioned graffiti slogan, "Art is Long, Life is Short"."
- "Remembrance of Things Past Marc Lida's Proust Watercolors Jonathan Weinberg "Art is long, life is short," or so we are told."
- "Alas! art is long and life is short! My friends would comfort me with the idea of a name, they say I shall leave behind me; and they tell me I have lived long enough to nature and to glory ."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
life is short, art is long (alternative)
life is temporary, art is forever (alternative)
life is short (alternative)