he lives long who lives well
he lives long who lives well
1. proverb Living honorably is more important than living for a long time. My sweet son was only 17 when he died, so I try to console myself with the idea that he lives long who lives well.
2. Living honorably will cause one to live for a long time. I try to treat everyone well because I know that he lives long who lives well.
See also: he, lives, long, well, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
He lives long who lives well.
Prov. If you live virtuously, you will have a long life; a person who does not live virtuously is wasting his life. The pastor, exhorting his congregation to live moral lives, said, "He lives long who lives well."
See also: he, lives, long, well, who
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in living memory
- in/within living memory
- a far cry from (something)
- a far cry from something
- far cry
- far cry from
- far cry from, a
- matter of opinion
- matter of opinion, a
- for a living