Mahatma Gandhi — Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.Mahatma Gandhi
Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi
Two clocks run at once. One says urgency — live fully today. The other says patience — learn as if time were endless. Held together, they make a balanced life: present, yet always growing.
Bring both to your English. Use it boldly today, as if it's your only chance; and study it gently, as if you have all the time in the world. You more or less do.
Words that widen the world
For all future time; without ending.
Synonyms: eternally, always, endlessly
Learn as if you'll live forever.
The ability to wait or persist calmly without frustration.
Synonyms: endurance, tolerance, calm
Patience is a language learner's best friend.
Common questions
It urges you to live each day with urgency while approaching learning with endless patience and curiosity.
It is widely attributed to Gandhi, though the exact source is uncertain, so we mark it as attributed.
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In your own words, what does this thought mean to you? Write three or four sentences in English about a moment when it felt true — saying it yourself is how it stays with you.
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