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carpe diem

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1. carpe diem(Proverb)

   seize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the present

Origin: From carpe diem

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1. Carpe diem

   Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Quintus Horatius Flaccus, more widely known as Horace, that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day". Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of the Latin verb carpō, which literally means "You pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, gather, to eat food, to serve, to want", but Ovid used the word in the sense of, "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". It is related to the Greek verb καρπόομαι, καρπός=fruit of tree, of effort, etc. Diem refers to "day". Thus, a more accurate translation of "Carpe diem" would be "enjoy the day" or "pluck the day [as it is ripe]".

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carpe diem in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carpe diem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of carpe diem in a Sentence

1. Horace, Odes:

   Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow![Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]

2. Horace:

   Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.Lat., Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.

3. George Gordon Byron:

   My time has been passed viciously and agreeably at thirty-one so few years months days hours or minutes remain that 'Carpe Diem' is not enough. I have been obliged to crop even the seconds-for who can trust to tomorrow

4. Emeasoba George:

   Everyday is a gift which is being denied to many people out there. Therefore, don't waste it. Rather, carpe diem i.e. seize, utilize and maximize each day or the present time or day and make the most of it. For, you've got to be doing just that.

5. Emeasoba George:

   Carpe diem: That is to say, seize each day, make the most of today in order to enjoy your life and yourself eventually. Because, everyday is a privilege given to you by God to utilize and maximize. Thus, never waste any day. Rather, spend everyday positively, wisely, judiciously and industriously as well. -Emeasoba George

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