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What does Carpe Diem literally mean?seize the day
Carpe diem, (Latin: pluck the day or seize the day) phrase used by the Roman poet Horace to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can. ...
niyad
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(28,863 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)And sorta relates to my life long point that, if you keep an open mind, you never stop learning.
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)He is Catholic. Or was. Or could be.
OAITW r.2.0
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(28,863 posts)genxlib
(5,547 posts)Great Robin Williams film.
if..fish..had..wings
(666 posts)We have a bumper sticker
"I think I've seized the wrong day!"
Tempus fugit
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)When they were away from their home port, they would get a eel each day. It was carp per diem.
SeattleVet
(5,481 posts)"Carpe per-diem"
Get that daily food allowance!
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually (though questionably) translated "seize the day",
taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC).
Translation
Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpō "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of".
Diem is the accusative of dies "day". A more literal translation of carpe diem would thus be "pluck the day [as it is ripe]"that is, enjoy the moment or use the day.
It has been argued by various authors that this interpretation is closer to Horace's original meaning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem#Translation
silverweb
(16,402 posts)Add amor fati to carpe diem and you've really got something going on.
Coventina
(27,223 posts)Seize the teeth!!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Carpe Noctem