John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8512 Hipporates 460- 370 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8512 |
| AUTHOR: | Hippocrates (c. 460–c. 370 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Life is short and the art long. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Aphorism i. |
| Note 1. See Chaucer, Quotation 52. [back] |