Scottish Proverb

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

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happy as the day is long

[happy as the day is long] {adj. phr.} Cheerful and happy. * /Carl is happy as the day is long because school is over for the summer./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

long haul

[long haul] or [long pull] {n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance or trip. * /It is a long haul to drive across the country./ Contrast: [SHORT HAUL]. 2. A long […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Rome wasn't built in a day

[Rome wasn't built in a day] Great things are not accomplished overnight; great deeds take a long time. - A proverb. * /A takes a long time to write a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for days on end

[for days on end] {adv. phr.} For a long time; for many days. * /The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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