life is short
Meaning
life is short
One should make the most of one's life, as one never knows when one will die.
Examples
Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.
Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
Life is short and time is swift.
Even when months and days are long, life is short.
Art is long and life is short.