Life is but a bowl of cherries. Life is but a dream. It may be your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. Life is too short to waste on trifles. Life is made up of little things.
Life is no bed of roses.
Life is not a cup to be drained, but a measure to be filled. Life is not wholly beer and skittles. A short life and a merry one. Life is what you make it. Simple things in life are best.