人生は短し、芸術は長し（じんせいはみじかしげいじゅつはながし）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: life is short, art is long
Example sentences
- 人生は短し、芸術は長しというように、作品は残る。 — As the saying goes, life is short but art is long, and the work endures.
- 人生は短し、芸術は長しを胸に創作する。 — He creates with the words "life is short, art is long" in his heart.
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