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Will DurantFrom barbarism to civilization requires a century; from civilization to barbarism needs but a day.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Mahatma GandhiLive as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Eugene IonescoOnly the ephemeral lasts.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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H.L. MenckenYou can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Ralph Waldo EmersonIt is not the length of life, but the depth.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Jorge Luis BorgesNothing is built on stone. All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

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Somerset MaughamThe love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Ralph Waldo EmersonThe real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Charles de GaulleTreaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Henry de MontherlantWhat lasts is indifference. Nothing lasts on a tree more than a dead branch.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

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André FrossardA love that doesn't feel like eternity actually never started.

—  André Frossard, 1915-1995, French politician & essayist

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NapoleonGreatness is nothing unless it be lasting.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Jean CocteauThe purity of a revolution can last a fortnight.

—  Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist

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Zsa Zsa GaborTo have twenty lovers in one year is easy. To have one lover for twenty years is difficult.

—  Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress

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HoraceI have made a monument more lasting than bronze.

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

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Vladimir NabokovWhat makes a work of fiction safe from larvae and rust is not its social importance but its art, only its art.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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William WordsworthSweet childish days, that were as long
As twenty days are now.

—  William Wordsworth, 1770-1850, English poet

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RumiThe only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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E. M. ForsterThe people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.

—  E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, British writer

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Franz KafkaEternity is a long time ... especially towards the end.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Simone De BeauvoirI am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.

—  Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer

Rainer Maria RilkeTo be loved means to be consumed. To love is to give light with inexhaustible oil. To be loved is to pass; to love is to last.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Louise GlückThe advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

William MaxwellThat’s what I try to do –write sentences that won’t be like sand castles.

—  William Maxwell, 1908-2000, American writer

Henry de MontherlantThere is only one immortality that would be worth wishing for: it is that of life.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Ashleigh BrilliantEverything takes longer than you expect,
even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Robert HeinleinLife is short, but the years are long.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Latin Quotes

An hour passes slowly, but the years go by quickly.

Lente hora, celeriter anni.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

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Latin phraseUnto the ages of ages.

In saecula saeculorum.

—  Latin phrase

     (from the Vulgate; translation of the original Greek “εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων”)

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HoraceI have made a monument more lasting than bronze.

Exegi monumentum aere perennius.

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

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Funny Quotes

Jerry SeinfeldSex, that’s meaningless, I can understand that, but dinner; that’s heavy. That’s like an hour.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

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Fran LebowitzIf you can stay in love for more than two years, you’re on something.

—  Fran Lebowitz, 1951-, American journalist & writer

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Ancient Greek

PlutarchThe measure of life is its beauty not its length.

Μέτρον βίου το καλόν ου το του χρόνου μήκος.

—  Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian

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Thales of MiletusSince life is short, don’t make it long with bad deeds.

Τον βίον μη, τω χρόνω βραχύν όντα, πράγμασιν κακοίς μακρόν ποιείν.

—  Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesA long life creates myriads of troubles.

Μακρός γαρ αιών μυρίοις τίκτει πόνους.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Oenomaus

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Proverbs

International proverbFish and guests smell after three days.

—  International proverb

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