Ars longa, vita brevis is a Latin translation of an aphorism coming originally from Greek. The Latin quote is often rendered in English as Art is long, Life is short.
The aphorism quotes the first two lines of the Aphorismi by the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. The familiar Latin translation Ars longa, vita brevis reverses the order of the original lines. Sometimes the Greek original is rendered directly in English as Life is short, Art eternal.
The most common and significant caveat made regarding the saying is that "art" (Latin: ars, Ancient Greek: τέχνη (techne)) originally meant "technique, craft" (as in The Art of War), not "fine art". Hippocrates was a physician who made this the opening statement in a medical text. The lines which follow: "The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate."
The Latin is more clearly recognizable, but less idiomatic, using English terms descended from the Latin:
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In the early 1980s, Shaw produced custom songs (called "special requests") for people with his high school friend, Freddy B. In 1985, Too Short had his first release, Don't Stop Rappin' which, along with the following three releases, featured raw, simple drum beats from a LinnDrum drum machine. In the early 1990s his beats came from mostly a TR-808 and from mid-to-late 2000s, a TR-909 was used. In 2005, Too Short and Freddie B. formed the label Dangerous Music to regionally distribute his music. Dangerous Music became Short Records, and then Up All Nite Records. With his 1989 release, Life Is...Too Short, he began used replayed established funk riffs (rather than samples) with his beats.
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All I do is speak the truth so don't judge me by my
lies
I weigh about a buck 40 don't judge me by my size
Our glocks is like Michael J. Fox it's +Family Ties+
'cause it'll make a family cry, why
A lot of questions just ain't answered problems ain't
resolved
Like if Drag really a gang member, or just involved
Y'all can be the boss of the bosses I'll be the cause
of the causes
I rob from the rich and give to the less fortunate
Well I buy thousand whips and in your raps I floss this
shit
I buy thousand kicks and give to the young orphanage
When I was young I was a soft kid 'till I snap
And they couln't get me off a kid 'cause he sold my
mom's crack
In fact, I caught a case beyond that I couldn't face my
moms
Crack addiction 'cause I was way beyond that but I face
facts
I got busted over the left side of my face my face back
But I had to fix that
[Chorus: x2]
Life is short, time flies
It ain't our fault, blames aside
It ain't the licks, it ain't the eyes
It's just the way we live or die
My blood I had to taste that my wound I had to heal
that
In order to feel that a real life shit and still rap
'cause
My rhymes still here so I done fried a few punks
My mom still here but she'll die in a few months
That's real life cancer and doctors ain't got the
answer
I hope y'all felling this 'cause I ain't supposed to be
telling y'all this shit
Like I ain't supposed to be selling y'all this shit but
this is real life
Like I ain't supposed to be crying over this shit but I
still mind
Shit just don't feel right but I'm gonna hold on
Till the hole in my 44 long
I'm gonna hit the gym and get my swoll on
Sometimes my head gone
And I don't give my pops props 'cause he was dead wrong
Pops was up, you know what, I don't give a fuck
The only thing I'm happy that you did was bust me out
your nuts
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
But nigga this is real life it makes me clutch my glock
real tight
It makes me want to fight but I get it off when I write
So these last few months my moms could live right, in
new clothes
They said she might lose her sight fuck it she saw me
blow
I reminisce sometimes I pull out old 40 year olds
It gets me stressed so I could smoke up like 40 of
those
Sometimes I feel like walking with a mean bout
Busting till I see cops snowing till I see slot
Throw on a pair of flip flops take steps to the roof of
the ledge
Till my feet stop but I need not, I got a life ahead of
I got a wife in back of me, at least I gotta see my
seed drop
Probation got me on a detox, so when I die, bury me
next to the weed crops
So when I'm in heaven I can give weed to Pac and smoke
trees with Big L
[Hook:]
"Life is short"
So I'm gettin' money
"Life is short"
Make rainy days sunny
"Life is short"
I'm fillin' duffle bags up
"So I waste it"
"True love"
"Life is short"
So I'm gettin' cheese
"Life is short"
Reppin' that S.T.
"Life is short"
I'm feelin' kinda fucked up
"To see me through"
[Verse 1:]
[Checkmark:] Money stacked the long way
[Termanology:] Sapphire bombay
[Checkmark:] Gin and tonic flow then Geronimo
[Termanology:] All day
[Checkmark:] 12 pack of Coors, no Ace Of Spades
[Termanology:] Everyday like the Puerto Rican Day parade
[Checkmark:] I got a Eva Mendez
[Termanology:] I got Penelope Cruz
[Checkmark:] I got a closet 50 suite
[Termanology:] We can do what it do
[Checkmark:]
Shawty gettin' mad cause I said I'm leavin' at two
But I ain't gettin' paid to lay down and neither are you
[Termanology:] I'm on tour overseas but I be with the crew
[Checkmark:] On the block with gorillas like the street is a zoo
[Termanology:] Got Haze in the jar
[Checkmark:] Ridin' round strapped
[Termanology:] Like it came with the car
[Checkmark:] Hahahhaha, check out this bizarre
[Termanology:] Scene outta town we get
[Checkmark:] Reckless at the bar
[Termanology:] Throwin' green like it's counterfeit
[Checkmark:] I'm down to get it now
[Termanology:] No matter the cost
[Checkmark:] Let life take it's course homie
[Termanology:] Life is short
[Hook:]
"Life is short"
So we gettin' money
"Life is short"
Turn rainy days sunny
"Life is short"
We fillin' duffle bags up
"So I waste it"
"True love"
"Life is short"
So I'm gettin' cream
"Life is short"
Duffel Bag Team
"Life is short"
I'm feelin' kinda fucked up
"To see me through"
[Verse 2:]
[Termanology:] Life's short
[Checkmark:] But it's the longest thing we'll ever do
[Termanology:] Time is money
[Checkmark:] So I'm a spend it with the crew
[Termanology:] I'm a spend it like a Jew
[Checkmark:] What you mean? You ain't spendin' it?
[Termanology:] Nah, I'm a be gettin' it
[Checkmark:] Rentin' it for benefits? Sounds intricate
[Termanology:] Nah, livin' it up, Cloudy Bay in the cup, Jason Bay for the Bucs
[Checkmark:] In the spaceship, fuckin' gettin' face till I bust
[Termanology:]
Like what
"To see me through"
[Termanology:] Stainless steel don't rust
[Checkmark:] Never in a rush when you fly
[Termanology:] Got the pilots waitin' on us
[Checkmark:] Never on the cuff
[Termanology:] I cop it straight up
[Checkmark:] Just Throw It In The Bag like Fab
[Termanology:] That's what's up
[Checkmark:] I could iron out
[Termanology:] Can't iron my clothes
[Checkmark:] Got the iron on the waist
[Termanology:] Einstein when I flow
[Checkmark:] I shine
[Termanology:] I glow
[Checkmark:]
Got a dime on the stroll for sho'
"To see me through"
[Hook:]
"Life is short"
So we gettin' money
"Life is short"
Turn rainy days sunny
"Life is short"
Stuffin' duffle bags up
"So I waste it"
"True love"
"Life is short"
So I'm gettin' green
"Life is short"
Stop hatin' on my team
"Life is short"
We doin' our thing
"To see me through"
Come on everybody, it's about that time
Come on everybody, it's about that time
Come on everybody, it's about that time
This life is short, don't waste it
This life is what you make it
This life is short, don't waste it
This life is what you make it
Don't call it jiggy
Call it danceable
Throw out a beat to fill the dance floor
I'll be on the side just sittin' and watchin'
Happy and content vicariously rockin'
It's great to be alive and well
Still in the capitol where I reside and dwell
So tell me if you hear me loud and clearly
Reality's just a bit more near me
So we make the most of every given minute
Here's a jam for the world and the 7 billion in it
Limits we know not
Don't really want to stop
Go-getter's get what they got by goin' for it
Caught in this crazy mix over the years
Learned some tricks
Throw 'em on my records just for kicks
And it's obvious that if it's what God gives
See we gotta keep the energy positive
This life is short, don't waste it
Don't waste it, I hope that you appreciate it
This life is what you make it
What you make it, I hope that you appreciate it
Hey, every new day brings a new day
To say thank you and relay my gratitude
For the time I've been given
Listen been given permission to embrace the rhythm
So live a little
Come on, breathe a little
Tell me, who wants to rhyme for close-minded people?
Not I
Okay good, me neither
This here feature won't follow procedure
Instead, the forecast includes a brainstorm
With elastic thinking to help me stretch the norm
Life's too short for me to conform
Daily renewal helps me transform
And live life to the utmost
Here's a toast to the future
Faith, love and hope
And all the things that truly remain and exist
It goes a little something like, like
This life is short, don't waste it
Don't waste it, I hope that you appreciate it
This life is what you make it
What you make it, I hope that you appreciate it
Come on
Yeah
So, I'm thinkin' life... is... anyways... bring it back
Life's too short
To have enemies
I make no apologies for being friendly
Life's too short
To live in poverty
I'm not talking money, I'm talking mentally
Cause I've been broke and at the same time happy
I'm well aware of my history
So I approach life a little more humbly
Cause being full of yourself will leave you empty
This life is short, don't waste it
Don't waste it, I hope that you appreciate it
This life is what you make it
What you make it, I hope that you appreciate it
This life is short, don't waste it
This life is what you make it
This life is short, don't waste it
life is short by Party Animals
C`mon, c`mon!
C`mon, c`mon!
A little louder
C`mon, c`mon, c`mon!
C`mon, c`mon!
To the beat now
C`mon, c`mon!
Keep it going now
C`mon, c`mon, c`mon!
I said:
C`mon! (7 x)
C`mon! (7 x)
Come on:
Come on down, come on down
Pump it:
Pumpin` da sound, pumpin` da sound
Show me:
Show me what you got
Take it:
Take it to the top...
Come on:
Show me what you got
Come on:
Take it to the top
Come on:
Let me hear hear you scream
Come on:
Like a sex machine...
Scream if you want more!
(C`mon, c`mon)
Scream if you want more!!!
(C`mon, c`mon)
Are you ready for an encore?
(C`mon, c`mon)
Get ready for the encore!
(C`mon, c`mon, c`mon)
C`mon! (7 x)
C`mon! (7 x)
C`mon! (7 x)
C`mon! (7 x)
We don`t care
If it`s wrong or if it`s right
We do it every day
And we do it all night
From the door to the floor
From the floor to the door
We did it once before
Now we`re back for more!
And it goes like this...
Like the one, the two, the...
You can live
You can die
Ain`t no time
To wonder why
Life is short!
(C`mon, c`mon)
Life is short!
A life without you
I cannot move, I cannot breath
And I’m calling to you
But I cannot hear, I cannot see
Sometimes I feel so lost
Cause nothing seems to go
On my own way
Life is so short
Don’t you, try to waste it anymore
Come and live a life that please the Lord
Don’t refuse to make a stand on what is right
Cause we are walking in His Light
Oh I’m holding on you
I know you’ll catch me when I fall
And I just can’t rely
Lean on my self and decide
Should I fight, trying to hide?
Or letting go of all my desire
So why I need to walk away from you
If you’re the only way and truth
You’re the only way and truth (yeah) …
I don’t want to live this life without you
Cause you’re the one that brings me hope
You’re the light that brings me hope
You’re the one that brings me
hope ... hope ...
You’re the light that brings me
When it doesn't rain it snores
Yeah the cookie crumbles but in who's hand?
All things said and all things done
Life is short
Oh I am young but have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done...life is short
Ooooh could this be....
Ooooh could this be the day I've waited for?
Another door to peek in through
The floor is filthy
But the couch is clean
At the end of the day
That's another day gone
Life is short....Ooo life is short
Ooooh
Could this be....
Ooooh
Could the be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba...
Oh I am young but I have aged
Waited long ot seize the day
All things said and plently done
Oh I am young but I have a past
Travelled for to find the start
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt
But life is to short
Ooooh
Could this be...
Ooooh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
draw, draw me a girl who
looks a lot like you
with bones placed by an artist
told from above what to do
draw, draw me a girl
‘cause the ones that I have
don’t seem to do it for me
draw, draw me a name to
write up in the sand
he who picks the letters
he'd better steady his eye and hand
draw, draw me a name
'cause the ones that I have
don't seem to do it for me
draw, draw me a fireplace
to smoke the stench out of my skin
the soil that you still reek of
is trying to suck you back in
draw, draw me a river
that flows so gracefully
it makes you want to listen
to things that you cannot see
draw, draw me a river
'cause the ones that I hear
don't seem to do it for me