Live life for today because tomorrow my never come
Latin translation: Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero
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peer agreement (net): +2| live life for today because tomorrow my never come Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Explanation: ƒ±here is no reference of this phrase, at least not one that I am familiar with, in Classic Greek texts. The whole idea is first mentioned by the Romans as you will see below: Use in Poetry This rule of life is found in the "Odes" (I, 11.8) of the Roman poet Horace (65 - 8 BC), where it reads: Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero (pluck the day, never trust the next) It is quoted accordingly either as a demand not to waste somebody's time with useless things, or as a justification for pleasure and joy of life with little fear for the future. This idea was popular in 16th and 17th-century English poetry, for example in Robert Herrick's To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, which begins "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may". [1] It is interesting to note that the following Chinese couplet attributed to a certain poetess in Tang Dynasty, which have entered the realm of proverbs, strikingly resemble Herrick's line: ‰ÔŠJŠ¬ |
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