life is for living

life is for living

A phrase that emphasizes the importance of taking action and enjoying one's life before something disrupts it, such as illness or death. I'm going skydiving because, as far as I'm concerned, life is for living. Would you quit getting involved in petty drama? Go do something more interesting with your time—life is for living!
See also: life, living
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • young once
  • you're only young once
  • Life is short and time is swift
  • life is short(, and time is swift)
  • about (one's) business
  • about business
  • hit the silk
  • better left unsaid
  • according to Gunter
  • a word to the wise