These quotes are meant to inspire those nearing the end of life, as well as their family members and friends. Time is limited and precious, and these reflections offer a gentle perspective on both living and dying. For those choosing to live fully in the face of mortality, they can be deeply uplifting. At SevenPonds, we hope these words bring you peace and love to carry you forward in a meaningful way.

1. “Your time is limited. Don’t waste it by living someone else’s life.”

– Steve Jobs

2. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.”

– Oscar Wilde

3. “The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to
prolong them.”

– Jack London

4. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

– Mae West

5. “Life is 100 percent grappling with impermanence.”

– Mara Holt Skov

6. “Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.”

– Michael Landon

7. “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the
way I want to.”

– Jimi Hendrix

8. “My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious
resource we all have is time.”

– Steve Jobs

9. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt

10. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that
take our breath away.”

– Unknown

11. “I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.”

– D.H. Lawrence

12. “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of
thinking you have something to lose.”

– Steve Jobs

13. “Live daringly! Give boldly! Leave love everywhere you’ve been!”

– D.J. Johnson

14. “When you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try
to be alive.”

– William Saroyan

 

15. “I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.”

– Willa Cather

16. “This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing
in the here and now.”

– Alan Watts

17. “Some are bound to die young. By dying young a person stays young in people’s
memory.”

– Unknown

18. “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of
for the moment.”

– George Bernard Shaw

19. “The trouble is, you think you have time.”

– Buddha

20. “Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”

–Rumi