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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."
seize the day: An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase collige virgo rosas has a similar sense. carpe noctem: seize the night
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
The poem is in the genre of carpe diem, Latin for "seize the day". 1648 text. Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that ...
In Latin, Catullus had already used the Sapphic stanza in poems 11 and 51 (the latter being a translation of one of Sappho's poems). The poet Statius wrote one poem in this metre ( Silv. 4.7) and Seneca the Younger wrote a chorus ( Medea 579–606) in Sapphic stanzas, as well as sometimes writing the longer line continuously (e.g. Phaedr. 274 ...
As Donald Trump takes the oath of office again, the world watches with a sense that, this time, those outside the U.S. have a better idea what to expect.
Seize the present; as little as may, confide in a morrow beyond. -- Bulwer-Lytton, 1875; So seize the day that at thine hand now lies, / And ne'er give credit unto those that follow, / Nor build thy faith upon the fickle morrow. Xoc (pseudo.) 1879; Time steals away, then seize to-day, trust not to-morrow's skies. -- Hague, 1892