Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind.

What it means

Horace says reason, not a sea view, takes away our cares. Restless travel just moves the same mind to a new place. What you are looking for, he says, is right here, if your mind is steady.

The source

"Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind." Horace said it in Epistles 1.11.27. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"caelum, non animum mutant, qui trans mare currunt"

Original Latin, Epistles 1.11.27. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.

Who said it

Horace (65–8 BC). Son of a freed slave who became Rome's finest lyric poet. He gave us carpe diem and the golden mean.

Questions

What does "Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind." mean?

Horace says reason, not a sea view, takes away our cares. Restless travel just moves the same mind to a new place. What you are looking for, he says, is right here, if your mind is steady.

Who said "Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind."?

Horace (65–8 BC). Source: Epistles 1.11.27.

What is the original Latin?

caelum, non animum mutant, qui trans mare currunt. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

Is "Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind." on a shirt?

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"Cross the sea and you change your sky, not your mind." (Horace, Epistles 1.11.27, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/cross-the-sea-and-you-change-your-sky