Who said “Never let a day so pass that you will have cause to say, "I will live better to-morrow,"”?

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Brigham Young. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceJournal of Discourses 8:140 (August 5, 1860)

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Young, B. (n.d.). Never let a day so pass that you will have cause to say, "I will live better to-morrow," [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10271-never-let-a-day-so-pass-that-you/

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Young, Brigham. “Never let a day so pass that you will have cause to say, "I will live better to-morrow,"” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10271-never-let-a-day-so-pass-that-you/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Young, Brigham. “Never let a day so pass that you will have cause to say, "I will live better to-morrow,"” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10271-never-let-a-day-so-pass-that-you/.

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