proverb
Meaning 1
Art is more enduring than an individual's lifetime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
art is long, life is short
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History
Etymology
Calque of Latin ars longa, vīta brevis
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: taide pitkä, elämä lyhyt — art is more enduring than life
- Ancient Greek: ὁ βίος βραχύς ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή (ho bíos brakhús hē dè tékhnē makrḗ) — art is more enduring than life
- Latin: ars longa, vīta brevis — art is more enduring than life
- Latin: vita brevis, ars longa — art is more enduring than life
- Russian: жизнь коротка́, иску́сство ве́чно (žiznʹ korotká, iskússtvo véčno) — art is more enduring than life