Quotes by Shortness The thought of eternity consoles for the shortness of life. Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes shortness shortness-of-life eternity It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Seneca the Younger shortness waste life The short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all. Winston Churchill short-words shortness