Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.234
What it means
Ovid's Pythagoras watches a strongman weep at his wasted arms in old age. Time eats everything, beauty and strength included. Use what you have while you have it.
The source
"Time devours all things." Ovid said it in Metamorphoses 15.234. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"tempus edax rerum"Original Latin, Metamorphoses 15.234. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.
Who said it
Ovid (43 BC–17 AD). Poet of the Metamorphoses and the Art of Love, exiled by Augustus to the Black Sea. He wrote about change because he lived through plenty of it.
Questions
- What does "Time devours all things." mean?
- Ovid's Pythagoras watches a strongman weep at his wasted arms in old age. Time eats everything, beauty and strength included. Use what you have while you have it.
- Who said "Time devours all things."?
- Ovid (43 BC–17 AD). Source: Metamorphoses 15.234.
- What is the original Latin?
- tempus edax rerum. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line
"Time devours all things." (Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.234, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/time-devours-all-things
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