On Length and Shortness of Life

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On Length and Shortness of Life (or On Longevity and Shortness of Life; Greek: Περὶ μακροβιότητος καὶ βραχυβιότητος; Latin: De longitudine et brevitate vitae) is a text by the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and one of the Parva Naturalia.

External links

• Works related to On Longevity and Shortness of Life at Wikisource
• On longevity and shortness of life, translated by G. R. T. Ross
• Parva Naturalia public domain audiobook at LibriVox
• Original Greek text:
  •  Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: Περὶ μακροβιότητος καὶ βραχυβιότητος
  • Greco interattivo
  • Mikros Apoplous (with Modern Greek translation and notes)