Translate into Latin for me? "Let go of the past." And "Live for today," or "Look to the future." Thanks.

Question

I'm looking into getting a tattoo on either arm. One will say "Let go of the past" on one, and the other will say "Live for today" or "Look to the future." I've been looking everywhere to find a translation for these into Latin with no avail. If anyone can help, that would be great. Thank you.

Answer 1

Let go of the past = Dimitte praeterita

Look to the future = Specta ad futuras

Live for today - 'Carpe diem' means 'Seize the day' and gives essentially the same meaning. It's also well known, and shorter than a literal translation. If you want the exact wording, it's: Vive in hodiernum diem.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Not good at Latin.

I know Carpe Diem means seize the day, which is similar to live for today.

Also try a translator site like babelfish.altavista.com

Answer 4

dimitte praeterita "send away things gone by"
dies vivendus (est) "the day ought to be/must be lived"
prospice "look forward"

dimitte praeterita is as close are you're gonna get. The others you have a lot of latitude on. If it's something that's gonna be on your body forever, I suggest going to a local university and seeing a Latin professor at office hours. The embarrassment will be worth getting it right, and be sure to bring along our suggestions for him/her to work with.

Answer 5

heres what i could find

“live for today” = “Hodiernum vive diem”, where HODIERNUM DIEM is ‘for today’ and VIVE is ‘live’.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Latin-2145/Live-today.htm