I have seen some people with this tatooed on them
2006-12-10 02:27:15 · 30 answers · asked by KnOwLeDgE_iS_PoWeR 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It means 'Seize the day'. It's about making the most of life. It's about hanging onto opportunities. It's about making our lives eventful, rich, more fulfilling by excelling in what we do. 'Seize the Day' is about transforming lives - moving away from the ordinary, the mundane. It is about finding our song and singing it. At the end of the day when you look back at your life is it something that you want to be proud of or do you have to really look hard to see what you have achieved in terms of satisfaction, happiness...Seize the day and make life really worth living. :)
2006-12-10 02:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by elfworth 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace (Odes 1.11). It is usually translated "seize the day".
One interpretation of the phrase might be as an existential cautionary term, much like "eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" with emphasis on making the most of current opportunities because life is short and time is fleeting. It has some connections with another Latin phrase, Memento mori.
(-A song in William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night has been referred to as "Carpe diem", although the phrase itself is not mentioned in it.
-"Carpe diem" is also used to denote the theme of Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love".
-In the modern poem "You Would" by A. Kefalas, the phrase is used in reference to seizing the day: "Carpe diem, damnit." )
2006-12-10 11:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know it really means SEIZE THE DAY
but I like to joke it means A FISH A DAY!! (as in carp - lol)
Anyway, to seize the day means that you should take advantage of everything that comes your way, not put it off.
2006-12-10 10:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by JaneB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
• carpe diem
"seize the day", enjoy life now, live for the moment (Latin)
• carpe
v. part of the Latin phrase "carpe diem" (seize the day, eat and drink today because tomorrow you may die)
2006-12-10 10:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by bob 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seize the Day in Latin. Meaning to make the most of your time
2006-12-10 10:28:48 · answer #5 · answered by shadouse 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This phrase means "Seize the Day" and is Latin. Robin Williams quotes it in the film "Dead Poets' Society".
2006-12-10 11:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by mckenzie6996 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seize the day in Latin.
It is what Robin William's motto and battle cry was in "Dead Poet's Society.
2006-12-10 11:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by True Blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Latin for 'seize the day'
It is is the motto for those who live by the philosophy that we should make the most of now
In essence, it means we should do everything we can every moment to make life worth living, as we get no second chances
2006-12-10 10:37:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Seize the day
2006-12-10 10:34:55 · answer #9 · answered by ry_in_dubai 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seize the day
2006-12-10 10:29:02 · answer #10 · answered by Angelic Julie 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋