life
Amid two seas, on one small point of land, Wearied, uncertain, and amazed we sta — Matthew Prior
Who breathes must suffer; and who thinks, must mourn; And he alone is bless'd wh — Matthew Prior
So vanishes our state; so pass our days; So life but opens now, and now decays; — Matthew Prior
Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new; One of these l — Adelaide Anne Procter
Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I m — Psalms
The romance of life begins and ends with two blank pages. Age and extreme old ag — Jean Paul Richter
Jeder Mensch hat eine Regen-Ecke seines Lebens aus der ihm das schlimme Wetter n — Jean Paul Richter
Die Parzen und Furien ziehen auch mit verbundnen Händen um das Leben, wie die Gr — Jean Paul Richter
Nur Thaten geben dem Leben Stärke, nur Maas ihm Reiz. Only deeds give strength t — Jean Paul Richter
I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged — Jessie B. Rittenhouse
I worked for a menial's hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked — Jessie B. Rittenhouse
This life is but the passage of a day, This life is but a pang and all is over; — Christina G. Rossetti