...eleven of those fourteen days, she has been an inhabitant of the eternal world. " Our life, too, is but a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." We are standing on the verge of eternity. Let us each, with all the seriousness the subject demands,...

...dwindle to a point. 103. Human life is compared to a stream ever-flowing, a shadow swiftly gliding, a vapour that appeareth for a little while and then vanisheth away. 104. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. — Italian proverb. 105. The ancients painted time...

...beyond the grave. Let us frequently ask ourselves " What is our " life ?" and whether it shall prove as transient " as a vapour that appeareth " for a little while, and then vanisheth " away ;" or, whether it be extended to the age of man, the question may lead to that self-examination so...

...the swift ships ; as the eagle that hasteth to the prey." And again, what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away. " Yea, all fleshis grass, andall the goodliness thereof it as the flower of the field." What a striking...

...sell, and get gain; whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow: for what is your life ? it is even as a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." — Instead of the profit and pleasure that you are promising yourselves, it may be a year full of...

...our's ; or can we tell what a day will bring forth ? Alas ! no. Ask then, what is it ? Is it not " a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away ?"* And what strength is there in a vapour ; who can grasp a vapour ? How wenk, how uncertain, how...

...amidst the range of centuries. But you have not centuries at command. " What is your life ! it is even as a vapour that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." The uncertainty of life is a proverb, which we hear every day repeated ; a fact which we see every...

...consider, I pray you, that these are transient as the morning cloud, and as the early dew. Life itself is a " vapour that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." So that, could you enjoy this world to the full measure of your desires, how like a dream, short and...

...them ? Have you time for every thing, except the one thing needful f What is your life ; it is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little while and then vanisheth away. Hearken then to the serious and urgent admonition of the apostle, who introduces it with a double note...

...are called long, we spend them but as ' a tale that is told, they are but a dream — a shadow — a vapour that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away.' And what can be more vain. Of the longest life, when it draws to a close, it may be said, except of...