Time flies and never comes back.
Virgil, Georgics 3.284
What it means
Virgil catches himself lingering on details and reminds himself time is slipping away. Lost time cannot be repaired. Get to what matters.
The source
"Time flies and never comes back." Virgil said it in Georgics 3.284. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"fugit inreparabile tempus"Original Latin, Georgics 3.284. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.
Who said it
Virgil (70–19 BC). Author of the Aeneid, the epic of a refugee who founds Rome. His lines on endurance have steadied readers for two thousand years.
Questions
- What does "Time flies and never comes back." mean?
- Virgil catches himself lingering on details and reminds himself time is slipping away. Lost time cannot be repaired. Get to what matters.
- Who said "Time flies and never comes back."?
- Virgil (70–19 BC). Source: Georgics 3.284.
- What is the original Latin?
- fugit inreparabile tempus. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Time flies and never comes back." on a shirt?
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Cite this line
"Time flies and never comes back." (Virgil, Georgics 3.284, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/time-flies-and-never-comes-back
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- Hold on. Save yourselves for better days.Aeneid 1.207
- Don't give in to trouble. Go against it bolder.Aeneid 6.95
- They can, because they think they can.Aeneid 5.231
- Learn courage and hard work from me. Luck from others.Aeneid 12.435-436
- This is the way to the stars.Aeneid 9.641