non semper Saturnalia erunt
Latin
Etymology
Literally, “it will not always be the Saturnalia”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnoːn ˈsɛm.pɛr saː.tʊrˈnaː.li.a ˈɛ.rʊnt]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔn ˈsɛm.per sa.t̪urˈnaː.li.a ˈɛː.run̪t̪]
Proverb
- 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
- ^ Seneca. Apocolocyntosis. W.H.D. Rouse, M.A. Litt. D. London. William Heinemann. 1913.