year

Venus

is a period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.

Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.

is overrated --- people forget years and remember moments.

People forget years and remember moments.

 is always stealing fire from the mind and vigor from the limb.

Years steal/Fire from the mind as vigor from the limb.

is the exact length of time that will pass from the day you get married to the day you forget your first anniversary.

 feels faster with each passing year because it’s a smaller fraction of your life comparatively.

Maybe each year feels faster because it’s a smaller fraction of your life comparatively.

is aways the direct descendant of a long line of proven criminals.

Every new year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals?