e. Why all this toil for triumphs of
an hour! — Young. Life's a short summer
; man is but a flower. — Dr. Johnson. By
turns we catch the fatal breath and die.
— Pope. The cradle and the tomb, alas,
how nigh ! — Prior. How long we live,
not years but actions tell. — Wstkins.
The man lives twice who »lives the first
life well. — Herrick. The trust that's
given, guard, and to yourself be just. —
Dana. For live we how we may, but die we
muBt. — Shakespeare.