I shall live here in the rains, there in winter, elsewhere in summer, muses the fool, not aware of the nearness of death.

Buddha

LiveRainsWinterSummer...+4

Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering, full of tribulation. This one should wisely understand, one should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.

Buddha

WaterVanishHumanLife...+7

All too soon this body will lie on the ground, cast aside, deprived of consciousness, like a useless scrap of wood.

Buddha

SoonBodyLieGround...+4

Unindicated and unknown is the length of life of those subject to death.

Buddha

UnknownLengthLifeSubject...+1

Many do not realize that We here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.

Buddha

RealizeDieQuarrelsEnd

Those who have come to be, those who will be: All will go, leaving the body behind. The skillful person, realizing the loss of all, should live the holy life ardently.

Buddha

LeavingBodyBehindSkillful...+7