Carpe diem

Latin for seize the day from the odes of Horace, c. 23 BC “Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!” The original Latin is carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. The expression enjoyed a revival in business and social circles during the 1990s mainly thanks to the award-winning Peter Weir movie Dead Poets’ Society (1989) starring Robin Williams as the passionate English teacher who urged his pupils, “Carpe diem lads. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!”