Hippocrates (460-375 BCE)
“Life is short but art is long.”
- Attributed to Hippocrates in Hermotimus or On Philosophical Schools (section 1) by Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180+). Lucian’s full quote is, “[R]ecognize the truth of what the Doctor from Cos said: ‘Life is short but art is long'” (Lucian, Hermotimus or On Philosophical Schools, section 1). The translation is from Lucian: Selected Dialogues by C. D. N. Costa (Oxford University Press / Oxford World Classics, 2005, 2006, 2009).
