ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
P. and V. συντόμως, ἐν βραχεῖ, συλλήβδην, P. διὰ βραχέων, V. βραχεῖ μύθῳ.
