“To lave in the wave,
Majestic and chilly,
Tomorrow I crave;
But today it is silly.
It is pleasant to look at the ocean;
Tomorrow, perhaps, I shall swim in it.”
Many Long Years Ago (1945), Pretty Halcyon Days
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“Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do't tomorrow.”
Act II, scene ii.
Rollo, Duke of Normandy, or The Bloody Brother, (c. 1617; revised c. 1627–30; published 1639)
“I am in yesterday, today. And tomorrow? In tomorrow I was.”
Estoy en el ayer, en el hoy. ¿Y en mañana? En el mañana estuve.
Voces (1943)
“Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here.”
Last words, as quoted in Famous Last Words: The Ultimate Collection of Finales and Farewells (2004) by Laura Ward and Robert Allen; reported to have been said to his secretary Jean de Chavigny
“Believe me, wise men don't say ‘I shall live to do that’, tomorrow's life is too late; live today.”
Non est, crede mihi, sapientis dicere ‘Vivam’:
Sera nimis vita est crastina: vive hodie.
I, 15.
Variant translations:
'I'll live to-morrow', 'tis not wise to say:
'Twill be too late to-morrow—live to-day.
Tomorrow will I live, the fool does say;
Today itself's too late; the wise lived yesterday.
Epigrams (c. 80 – 104 AD)
“With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves, let me forget about today until tomorrow.”
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Mr. Tambourine Man
“(Typical signoff) Goodnight, and have a pleasant tomorrow.”