| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 1408 |
| QUOTATION: | Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | “Burial of the Dead,” first anthem, Book of Common Prayer (1662). Derived from Hebrew Bible, Job 14:1-2. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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