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German: Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer.

English translation: life is but a moment, death also is but another



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German term or phrase:Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer.
English translation:life is but a moment, death also is but another
Entered by:Cordula Abston
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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / (Robert H. Schuller)
German term or phrase: Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer.
Who knows the English equivalent?
Cordula Abston
Germany
life is but a moment, death also is but another
Explanation:
is this the one? It's by Robert SCHULLER.
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Parrot
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks to all of you. "Parrot" was first so I decided to get him the credit :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4Life is but a moment, death also is but another
Rachel Ward
3Life is but a moment, death another
Henry Schroeder
3life is but a moment, death also is but another
Nicole Schnell
3Lİfe is merely a moment and death yet another
Kcda
2life is but a moment, death also is but another
Parrot


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer. (Schiller) life is but a moment, death also is but another

Explanation:
is this the one? It's by Robert SCHULLER.


    Reference: http://lifepaths.tribe.net/thread/4ec9bf22-45fc-42f9-aef3-24...
Parrot
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks to all of you. "Parrot" was first so I decided to get him the credit :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer. (Schiller) life is but a moment, death also is but another

Explanation:
Found in:

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources: Including Phrases ...

By James Wood


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=Dz0OAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA...
Nicole Schnell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer. (Schiller) Life is but a moment, death also is but another

Explanation:
This looks like what you're after, but it's Robert H. Schuller, not Schiller.

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-09-02 14:07:08 GMT)
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Oops - lots of cross-posts!


    Reference: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/roberthsc163978.h...
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Das Leben ist nur ein Moment, der Tod ist auch nur einer. (Schiller) Life is but a moment, death another

Explanation:
What poor former translations! Surely we can improve on them.

Henry Schroeder
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Lİfe is merely a moment and death yet another

Explanation:
Just trying another approach.

Kcda
Turkey
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
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