Quotes by Shortness Of Life The thought of eternity consoles for the shortness of life. Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes shortness shortness-of-life eternity the time of life is short; To spend that shortness basely were too long. William Shakespeare shortness-of-life life-is-short long The vistas of possibility are only limited by the shortness of life. Winston Churchill shortness-of-life vistas possibility