What does the latin phrase Vita est brevis 'ars longa' vicis volatilis experiment proditus ratio difficilis translate to in English?

Answer 1

Vita est brevis

life is short

ars longa

art long

(here and in the rest of the phrase, "est," 3rd singular person active form of the verb to be, is carried from the previous part to the rest so to mean "art IS long")

vicis volatilis

change swift, change is swift

experiment proditus ratio difficilis

(here "experiment" should probably read "experimentUM" to make any sense, since "experiment" is not declined.) If so,:

"experience having being put forth consideration is difficult"

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