"life is short" meaning in English

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        "One should make the most of one's life, as one never knows when one will die."
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          "word": "art is long, life is short"
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          "word": "tempus fugit"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "الحياة قصيرة"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "العمر لحظة"
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          "roman": "životǎt e kratǎk",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "животът е кратък"
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          "roman": "fúyóu zàishì",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "蜉蝣在世"
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          "roman": "haḥayím ketzél 'ovér",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "הַחַיִּים כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
          "word": "la vida son dos días"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
      "word": "الحياة قصيرة"
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      "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
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      "roman": "fúyóu zàishì",
      "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
      "word": "蜉蝣在世"
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      "sense": "one should make the most of one's life",
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