芸げい術じゅつは長ながく人じん生せいは短みじかし

expression

art is long, life is short

A proverb meaning that artistic works endure while human life is fleeting; often used to encourage dedication to art. The Latin phrase 'ars longa, vita brevis' is a well-known equivalent.

• 「芸げい術じゅつは長ながく人じん生せいは短みじかし」という言こと葉ばを胸むねに、彼かれは絵えを描かき続つづけた。

  With the saying 'art is long, life is short' in his heart, he continued to paint.