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It is medieval Latin, dating to 1287. Related but distinct is the expression memento mori (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as carpe diem. For Horace, mindfulness of our own mortality is key in making us realize the importance of the moment. "Remember that you are mortal, so seize the day."
Illustration by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale. First published as number 208 in the verse collection Hesperides (1648), the poem extols the notion of carpe diem, a philosophy that recognizes the brevity of life and the need to live for and in the moment.
seize the night: An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. carpe vinum: seize the wine: Carthago delenda est: Carthage must be destroyed
Seize the day" is a traditional translation of the Latin phrase carpe diem ("enjoy the day", literally "pluck (or harvest) the day"). Seize the Day may also refer to: Music
2 Latin mottos. Toggle Latin mottos subsection. 2.1 Time flies. ... [The hour flees] – seize the day.) [11] Utere, non numera. (Use [the hours], do not count [them ...
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WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new ...
seize the night: An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. carpe vinum: seize the wine: Carthago delenda est: Carthage must be destroyed