Life is Short July 6, 2014 by DDD You know you are getting old when you start taking the words of Hippocrates too seriously: Ὁ βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή. Life is short, the craft is long. (Usually quoted in Latin: Ars longa, vita brevis.) Last updated: January 19, 2018