By Maxime Lagacé
Maxime is the founder of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm and peaceful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
I collected the best “life is precious” quotes so you don’t have to.
The goal?
To help you enjoy life NOW, while you are alive.
I lost my girlfriend in 2004 and my father in 2022.
And I came to a trite but profound realization:
Life is short and nothing is promised.
Indeed, it’s by losing something we realize its value.
I hope you’ll find inspiration through these quotes as much as I did.
Let’s get started!
Life is precious, fragile, fleeting. Jim Butcher
What does this quote mean to you?
Don’t live as if you’ll live forever. Ask yourself what’s vital in your life. Spend more time doing what you love. Take risks. Your life becomes more meaningful when you’ll take a plunge in the river of life.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver
Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be. Thich Nhat Hanh
Enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. Jim Valvano
It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life, to wait until you’re ready. Hugh Laurie
With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love. Rumi
What does this quote mean to you?
There’s a quote that says: “Only one life, that soon is past, only what’s done with love will last.” Indeed, showing love to your people is how you’ll build an extraordinary life — a life where you feel at home anywhere.
The most precious things in life are not those you get for money. Albert Einstein
Life’s most precious moments are not all loud or uproarious. Silence and stillness has its own virtues. Kilroy J. Oldster
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. Unknown
The function of a man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. Jack London
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Fools waste what the wise regard as sacred: life. Maxime Lagacé
What does this quote mean to you?
It’s fine to waste time when you’re young. It’s by making mistakes that you learn the value of life. It’s also by making mistakes that you become wise.
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Edward J. Stieglitz
All things precious in life are simple; all things simple in life are precious. M. K. Mahmood
Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste. Bonnie Raitt
It’s amazing to see the beauty of the world. It’s so beautiful and so brutal. It’s a reminder that every second of life is precious. Sally Green (Half Lost)
Life is too precious to be unhappy. Kate Atkinson
What does this quote mean to you?
Being sad is fine. It’s part of life. But don’t get caught up in sadness for too long. Be responsible, wise, and positive, and move on quickly. Life gets better this way.
I’m at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right – have fun. Keanu Reeves
Well, I think life is precious because you can’t watch it again. I mean you can believe in an after life if that makes you feel better but once you realize you’re not going to be around forever, I think that’s what makes life so magical. Ricky Gervais
The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which it was born, as strong as the mountains that give it shelter, as universal as the stars themselves. Ben Bova
Life was precious. Life was all that mattered. Yet it meant nothing if you weren’t living as you wanted. Edward Bunker
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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
What does this quote mean to you?
A good habit to develop: have positive self-talk or journal each morning for 5-10 minutes. Even better: try meditation daily for 20 minutes. Tell yourself how lucky you are, how miraculous it is that you are here, right now.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. Henry Van Dyke
I often feel that death is not the enemy of life, but its friend; for it is the knowledge that our years are limited which makes them so precious. Joshua Loth Liebman
Like water, life is precious, but most people, through their lack of empathy, prefer to waste it. Michael Bassey Johnson
Be grateful for every second of every day that you get to spend with the people you love. Life is so very precious. Unknown
One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious. Abraham Maslow
What does this quote mean to you?
Learning to count is useful. But learning what counts is even better. OK, but what counts? Health, your people, your mission, your life. That’s it.
Life is a precious gift. Use your days wisely. Unknown
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan
Your time is precious. Don’t waste it on anyone who doesn’t realize that you are, too. Robert Tew
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly. Marcus Aurelius
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. Wayne Dyer
What does this quote mean to you?
Most people wait for too long before taking action. Remember: planning is fine, but overthinking blocks your potential. Do like Jeff Bezos and try to minimize regrets when you’re 80.
Life’s most precious gift is uncertainty. Yoshida Kenkō
You have to embrace getting older. Life is precious, and when you’ve lost a lot of people, you realize that each day is a gift. Meryl Streep
Every minute of life is priceless and will never be repeated, so take time to enjoy, be grateful for, and celebrate your existence. Unknown
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
Life was precious. Life was fragile. Here one moment, gone the next. Every second should be milked for all it’s worth because you never know when the bottom was going to drop out. Sandra Brown
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Time is very precious to me. I don’t know how much I have left. Jim Valvano (Jim died of bone cancer 2 months after saying these words)
What does this quote mean to you?
I know people who died of cancer, disease, car accidents, and suicide. You certainly know a few too. By remembering them, it helps to put perspective on our own lives, and be happy we are still alive. Life is a blip.
Growing old and dying is what gives meaning and beauty to the fleeting span of a human life. Kyojuro Rengoku
The vulnerability of precious things is beautiful because vulnerability is a mark of existence. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence — that is beautiful. Why? It projects the soul beyond time. Simone Weil (Gravity and Grace)
All the bright precious things fade so fast, and they don’t come back. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own. Harmon Killebrew
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive. Maya Angelou
What does this quote mean to you?
This is critical: you only get ONE life, one shot. This one. Your goal, then, is to thrive and become the best version of yourself. Start today.
For life is holy and every moment is precious. Jack Kerouac
Life is precious. We should not take anything for granted. Living every moment as if it was our first and last is a genuine life of gratitude, acceptance and wisdom. Akiane Kramarik
Youth is the most precious thing in life; it is too bad it has to be wasted on young folks. George Bernard Shaw
More precious than life is love, for there can be no life without love. Sun Myung Moon
Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don’t presume you will have it tomorrow, and don’t waste it today. John Piper
You’re rich and wise when you take nothing for granted. Maxime Lagacé
What does this quote mean to you?
Money, power, fame. It means nothing compared to being able to savor each moment, as it is.
Life is precious, do not waste it doing anything that your heart does not respect or agree with. Leon Brown
Every life is precious. Rick Perry
Life is so precious. Please, please, let’s love one another, live each day, reach out to each other, be kind to each other. Peace be with you. Julia Roberts
Life is precious and there’s not a lot of room for anger. Fran Drescher
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savoured. Earl Nightingale
What does this quote mean to you?
Wise people know one thing: if they are not happy now, with what they already have, they will never be. Wise people love the process, not the results.
Life is precious. Every moment is precious. We should be kind to each other. While there is still time. David Walliams
Realizing that life is precious, the natural tendency is to trample on it, like laughing at a funeral. Lester Bangs
I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. John Muir
Life is precious and relationships are precious. I’m a great believer in family. Len Goodman
Life is precious. Life is sacred. And it ought so to be observed. Gordon B. Hinckley
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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
What does this quote mean to you?
Remember: the simplest things are the best. A smile, a conversation, a friend, a walk, nature, inner peace, etc. It’s all free, and precious. Cherish them.
Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday miracles and get excited about the privileges of simply being human. Tim Hansel
Life is precious to us because it is ephemeral. Carlo Rovelli
Life is precious, and when someone dies it’s an opportunity to realize how precious it is. My brother drowned when I was 17. He was 15. I think I grew from that. My father didn’t. It really crushed him. Val Kilmer
This Earth you stand on is your Mother, whether you are red, white, black, brown, yellow, or blue. We must unite and help one another save our precious Mother. For without Mother Earth to take care of and protect us we are a dead race. Navajo nation
Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment, fully alive and fully aware. Thich Nhat Hanh
Live now. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. Jean-Luc Picard
What does this quote mean to you?
This exact moment, right here and right now, will never be repeated. Be inspired by this. Savor it. Feel it. Be here, now, living at 100%. That’s how you find flow. That’s how you become love.
Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating it when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious. Yann Martel (Life of Pi)
Life is a gift. As sweet as a ripe peach. As precious as a gilded jewel. Lucien LaCroix
I also understand that with the beauty of this life there comes pain and despair. No one is immune. But consider what is in your hands. Don’t trade a treasure for an empty box. Lucien LaCroix
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson
Conclusion
We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. Paulo Coelho
What does this quote mean to you?
You are unique. This moment is unique. Your life is unique. Every single moment of your life is unique too. Learn to savor even the ordinary as extraordinary, because it is.
Further Readings
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