Master of himself is the one who can say each day: I have lived.

What it means

Tomorrow may bring storm or sun, but no god can undo what has already been lived. Horace calls that person free and glad. End each day able to say it counted.

The source

"Master of himself is the one who can say each day: I have lived." Horace said it in Odes 3.29.41-43. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"Ille potens sui laetusque deget cui licet in diem dixisse: 'Vixi'"

Original Latin, Odes 3.29.41-43. 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 "Master of himself is the one who can say each day: I have lived." mean?

Tomorrow may bring storm or sun, but no god can undo what has already been lived. Horace calls that person free and glad. End each day able to say it counted.

Who said "Master of himself is the one who can say each day: I have lived."?

Horace (65–8 BC). Source: Odes 3.29.41-43.

What is the original Latin?

Ille potens sui laetusque deget cui licet in diem dixisse: 'Vixi'. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

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"Master of himself is the one who can say each day: I have lived." (Horace, Odes 3.29.41-43, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/master-of-himself-is-the-one-who-can