What is the meaning of [Life is short and time is swift]

Enjoy life while you can, for you will not live for ever. Gather ye rosebuds
while ye may.

##### See also:

* He that will not when he may, when he will he shall have nay
* He who hesitates is lost
* Hoist your sail when the wind is fair
* Make hay while the sun shines
* Strike while the iron is hot
* There is a tide in the affairs of men …
* Time and tide wait for no man