#carp

Your hand can seize today, but not tomorrow; and thoughts of your tomorrow are nothing but desire. Don’t waste this breath, if your heart isn’t crazy, since "the rest of your life" won’t last forever. ↗

— Omar Khayyám

#desire #future #life #present #thoughts

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. ↗

— Henry James

#life #life

Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us -- what happens with the rest? ↗

— Pascal Mercier

#fulfillment #life #life

Well, it does make you realize that life, even at its longest, is still very short. ↗

— Kaira Rouda

#life

When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#make-every-moment-count #life

People—especially men—don't always know what they want. You try, and if it doesn't work, then you may quit.” With a broken heart. As if she'd read her mind, Abuelita frowned and scolded, “Hearts mend, but lost chances are gone forever. ↗

— Cherise Sinclair

#broken-heart #carpe-diem #men

I don’t know when my time on earth will be up; but I DO know that today, I am one day closer. You can bet I’m going to make this day count! Will you? ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#death #earth #life #death

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#future #past #present #time #time

The future depends on what you do today. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#carpe-diem #future #present #action

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#day #daytime #window #day