A quotation from Herrick, Robert

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying,
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) English poet
“To the Virgins to Make Much of Time,” Hesperides, # 208 (1648)

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"To the Virgins to Make Much of Time," Hesperides, # 208 (1648) - Herrick, Robert | WIST Quotations

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying, And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. See Schulman.

A quotation from Virgil

Death twitches my ear. “Live,” he says; “I am coming.”

[Mors aurem vellens Vivite, ait, venio.]

Virgil (70-19 BC) Roman poet [b. Publius Vergilius Maro; also Vergil]
“Copa [The Dancing Girl / The Barmaid / The Female Tavern Keeper],” ll. 37-38, Appendix Vergiliana [Minor Poems]

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"Copa [The Dancing Girl / The Barmaid / The Female Tavern Keeper]," ll. 37-38, Appendix Vergiliana [Minor Poems] - Virgil | WIST Quotations

Death twitches my ear. "Live," he says; "I am coming." [Pereat qui crastina curat. Mors aurem vellens Vivite, ait, venio.] The Appendix Vergiliana were long considered authentic, if younger, poems by Virgil, but scholars today consider them to be...

Yanis Varoufakis ~ End of Year Message and a Prediction for 2022

'Wishing you and yours #peace, #health, #happiness, and #prosperity in the coming #NewYear.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwrR3oXVCko
https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2021/12/30/a-prediction-for-2022-plus-two-book-recommendations-happy-new-year-everyone/

"The main events engulfing our lives over the past year, from the widening #social and economic #divisions resulting from our leaders’ #mismanagement of #COVID-19 to the #worsening of our #planet’s #health, my #message to you is: #DiEM25 has never been so #relevant – and #needed." #yanisvaroufakis
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«Soyez joyeux et profitez de votre vie.»

https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2016/04/26/03004-20160426ARTFIG00027-une-mosaique-retrouvee-en-turquie-livre-ses-joyeux-secrets.php

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Take heed of this sensible yet exciting advice. Anyone can suddenly become #disabled - due to an accident, health-condition or unexpected epidemic. #CarpeDiem!