non semper Saturnalia erunt
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “it will not always be the Saturnalia”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /noːn ˈsem.per saː.turˈnaː.li.a ˈe.runt/, [noːn ˈs̠ɛmpɛr s̠äːt̪ʊrˈnäːlʲiä ˈɛrʊn̪t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /non ˈsem.per sa.turˈna.li.a ˈe.runt/, [nɔn ˈsɛmper sät̪urˈnäːliä ˈɛːrun̪t̪]
Proverb
[edit]- all good things come to an end
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Apocolocyntosis [1]:
- dicebam vobis: non semper Saturnalia erunt.
- I told you: the Saturnalia will not last forever.
- dicebam vobis: non semper Saturnalia erunt.
References
[edit]- ^ Seneca. Apocolocyntosis. W.H.D. Rouse, M.A. Litt. D. London. William Heinemann. 1913.