Latin vs Greek?

coureur
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:21:53 +0000

^^another point in favor of “seize” being the wrong word for “carpe” is its original context. As I recall, Horace is advising a woman (whose name I can’t remember) to forget about her obsession with soothsayers and fortelling the future and live in the here and now. The modern context is usually a vigorous “live life to the fullest” or “go for the gusto”-type meaning. But that was not quite Horace’s point. He was saying live your life now and don’t worry about tomorrow.