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A2 — Elementary Time & Life

La vita è breve

Life is short

Literal Translation

"Life is short"

What it means

A reminder of mortality used to encourage people to make the most of their time.

Example in context

"La vita è breve — smetti di rimandare e inizia a vivere davvero."

"Life is short — stop postponing and start truly living."

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