“The day, even when it is at the longest, is quickly spent.”
Quamquam longissimus, dies cito conditur.
Pliny the Younger (61–113) Roman writer
Letter 36, 4.
Letters, Book IX
“My days are quickly spent.”
— Francois Villon, book Le Testament
Mes jours s'en sont allez errant.
Alternative translation: My days are gone a-wandering.
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 217.
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