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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow' - (Odes) Often translated as 'Seize the day'.

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Horace
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Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Q. Horatius Flaccus
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Seize

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