Life is very short. Spend it doing what you love.

The source

"Life is very short. Spend it doing what you love." Yamamoto Tsunetomo said it in Hagakure, Book 2. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.

"人間一生は誠に纔の事なり。好いた事をして暮すべきなり。"

Original Japanese, Hagakure, Book 2. Japanese: Hagakure, vol. 1 (1937 printing), NDL digital text.

Who said it

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Samurai turned monk whose spoken reflections were written down as Hagakure, Hidden by Leaves.

Questions

Who said "Life is very short. Spend it doing what you love."?

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719). Source: Hagakure, Book 2.

What is the original Japanese?

人間一生は誠に纔の事なり。好いた事をして暮すべきなり。. Translated from the original Japanese by Spartan Surfers.