38 Tomorrow Is Not Promised Quotes That Will Inspire You

Oftentimes, people are so caught up in the problems and stress that every day brings that they forget to appreciate how precious life really is. After all, we only live once, and we never know when it is our last curtain call.

This uncertainty has inspired many writers over the course of history, and they have all offered wise words to tell us that life is short. Here are the best tomorrow is not promised quotes to remind you to take chances, live fearlessly, and love those closest to you.

Best Tomorrow Is Not Promised Quotes

#1. “Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.” — Walter Payton

#2. “I always say you’ve only got one life to live, and you’re not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.” — Fantasia Barrino

#3. “Don’t neglect the ones who love you. Tomorrow is promised to no one. Treat people well. Remember: what goes around, comes around, and sometimes even worse.” — Nishan Panwar

#4. “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

#5. “Tomorrow is never promised, so live for today. Put your ego aside, open your eyes to who and what’s around you. You are loved. You are cared for. You are blessed, always remember that.” — Junethea Crystal Centeno

#6. “Today is the tomorrow you were promised yesterday.” — Shaun Tan

#7. “If I were to live for tomorrow, I would have lived fullest for today.” — Santosh Kalwar

#8. “You can put things off until tomorrow, but tomorrow may never come.” — Gloria Estefan

#9. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi

#10. “Live for today with love and kindness. Live profoundly, for tomorrow is promised to no one.” — Debasish Mridha

#11. “Live in the moment. Day by day! Tomorrow isn’t promised, so if you thought about it, even just for a second… DO IT!” — B.M. Hardin

#12. “Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrow’s; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” — Benjamin Franklin

Quotes That Will Remind You to Appreciate Life

#13. “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” — Henry Ward Beecher

#14. “Don’t talk yourself into putting it off until tomorrow. Tomorrow isn’t promised. Use this day God has given you to go achieve your dreams.” — Anonymous

#15. “Tomorrow is not promised to us. Start dancing in the rain and look for your rainbow through the storm clouds. Once you find it, don’t ever let it go.” — Amelia Hutchins

#16. “I’m the type of person, I cross the bridges once I get to ’em. I don’t try to plan my life three, four months in advance, because you don’t know if tomorrow’s promised to you.” — Bo Jackson

#17. “Don’t take your health for granted. Don’t take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it. Tomorrow is not promised.” — Jada Pinkett Smith

#18. “I live to enjoy life by the littlest things, feeling the grass between my toes, breathing fresh air, watching the wind sway the trees, enjoying the company of loved ones, a deep conversation, getting lost in a good book, going for a walk in nature. Just the feeling itself of being alive, the absolutely amazing fact that we are here right now, breathing, thinking, doing.” ― Marigold Wellington

#19. “Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them.” ― Germany Kent

#20. “Life is so transient and ephemeral; we will not be here after a breath. So think better, think deeply, think with kindness, and write it with love so that it may live a little longer.” ― Debasish Mridha

Quotes That Will Remind You Not to Take Things for Granted

#21. “Appreciate what you have, because someone else is wishing for it.” ― Karon Waddell

#22. “Life is full of blessings we take for granted. Yet so often we dwell on what we don’t have. Appreciate what you already have and be grateful.” ― Napz Cherub Pellazo

#23. “With every breath you take, someone just took their last. Stop complaining about life. It has given you much more than what you appreciate.” ― Manoj Arora

#24. “There’s no such thing as ‘gone too soon’ or ‘before their time.’ Our end date is not guaranteed. We are given just one life. And, that life- no matter how young or how old it is when it leaves us in the physical form ― is put here for us to learn, grow and love in some capacity. Your legacy doesn’t have to wait until you’re dead and gone to be seen.”― Jamie A. Triplin

#25. “An appreciation of what you have brings the ultimate abundance in your life.” ― Debasish Mridha

#26. “One second. That’s how quick life goes. This is a lesson I have never forgotten. No matter how good you think life is, it can all be taken in a heartbeat. It can all change; it can all be gone. So I try to appreciate every moment.” ― Sammy Lee Davis

#27. “Death has no age limits; that is why we should appreciate each moment of life by getting to know God and doing all we can to love others through works of Faith.” ― Pauline Seaport

#28. “Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfillment.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

Quotes That Will Remind You to Express Your Love for Others

#29. “Travel beyond the world you know as often as you can, visit the people you care about when given the opportunity, and always tell the people you love, you love them. Tomorrow is never promised.” ― Scarlet Koop

#30. “In chasing the love we want, we forget to appreciate the love we have.” ― Garima Soni

#31. “Having the ability to recognize and appreciate your blessings during difficult times in life is a blessing.” ― Angel Moreira

#33. “There is nothing like the time we have with those we love the most. Every moment is precious because we aren’t promised tomorrow. Hold on to them tight and cherish them while you’re given the chance.” ― N.E. Henderson

#34. “I guess the real fact of the matter is…. we don’t know what tomorrow will bring, and the only thing we really have is…right now. So, don’t stay mad for too long. Learn to forgive and love with all your heart. Don’t worry about people who don’t like you. Enjoy the ones who love you.” ― Anonymous

#35. “Sometimes, all it takes to lift the sadness from another is to let them know how much you appreciate them and how grateful you are having them in your life.” ― Charles F. Glassman

#36. “If life has taught me anything, it’s to appreciate what you’ve got. Take something for granted and it could be gone before you even realized what you had.” ― Kristen Callihan

#37. “Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody’s hand and squeeze it… while there is still time.” ― Dale Dauten

#38. “Before someone’s tomorrow has been taken away, cherish those you love, appreciate them today.” ― Michelle C. Ustaszeski