We all intellectually know that life is too short but let’s face it, it’s not always easy to really live as if our time here is super limited. With responsibilities, bills to pay, unpleasant chores and tasks to do, and just every day stuff to take care of, it’s easy to get caught up in the clutter and believe that we have plenty of time left especially when you have “one of those” days or weeks that could not end any sooner.
Living life to the fullest or doing what makes you happy every minute of your waking life would be great but that’s not the reality most people experience. Heck, I would say that for most people, if they won the lottery, they would quit their job but investing time to make ends meet is just a routine part of life for most of us.
However, don’t use that as an excuse to waste the precious time you have left after you finish doing all of the things you have to do. Even if it’s just 1 hour or 30 minutes a day, do something purposeful, something that makes you happy, something where you feel it was a good use of your time. Live life fully, if only for a brief moment each day because just like wasted days, it adds up.
Below are a few life is too short quotes that I think you will enjoy. If you have any favorites, please add them in the comments below. Enjoy!
“Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.” – Charles Richards
“Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think.” – Chinese Proverb
“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.” – Dion Boucicault
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer
“You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton
“Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying.” – Christian Gellert
“Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.” – Unknown
“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see.” – John Burroughs
“As you grow older, you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.” – Zachary Scott
“Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.” – Unknown
“Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.” – Stephen Vincent Benét
“We only have one life and one body to care of, and we better do it right. You never know what tomorrow may bring and so we better live this life the best we can and be grateful for everything we have.” – Novak Djokovic
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.” – Jean de La Bruyère
“Life is too short to be miserable, if your not happy with something, change it!” – Unknown
“Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?” – David Brin
“You may delay, but time will not.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand, and melting like a snowflake.” – Marie Ray
“Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.” – Victor Hugo
“Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you’re sure to be right.” – Harry Morant
“Expect an early death – it will keep you busier.” – Martin H. Fischer
“We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.” – George M. Adams
“Life is short, don’t waste time worrying about what people think of you Hold on to the ones that care, in the end they will be the only ones there.” – Unknown
“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.” – Larry McMurtry
“Life is a flash of lightning in the dark of night. It is a brief time of tremendous potential.” – B. Alan Wallace
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller (movie quote)
“Life is a precious thing, you never know when you’re going to lose it. Live life while you can, because you never know which second is going to be your last.” – Unknown
“Waste your money and you’re only out of money, but waste your time and you’ve lost a part of your life.” – Michael Leboeuf
“Life is too short to waste a single second with anyone who doesn’t appreciate and value you.” – Sarah Dessen
“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” – Phillip Brooks
“Life is too short. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should and let go of what you can.” – Unknown
“Life is too short & unpredictable not to live it exactly as you please.” – Unknown
“Life is way too short to continue thinking you’re not worthy or good enough. Regardless of what others have told you, you are enough and are worthy of love and belonging.” – Kevin Ngo
“Life is too short to be reading quotes about life being too short. Stop reading and go live your life!” 🙂 – Kevin Ngo
i love the motivational qoute and i will be please to have an e-book about life
life is short only when we figure out it isn’t
Life is too short to be sad ,let’s us smile like a bang
Life is the longest thing I have ever experienced in my life!