Anarchy, in its own nature, is an evil of short duration. The more horrible are the mischiefs it inflicts, the more does it hasten to a close. William Godwin
A life of short duration... could be so rich in joy and love that it could contain more meaning than a life lasting eighty years. Viktor Frankl
Sleep is perhaps the only among life's great pleasures which need not be of short duration. Roger Zelazny
In my judgment, if we had pursued this course, the zones would have been of short duration. England would have been compelled to take her mines out of the North Sea in order to get any supplies from our country. George W. Norris