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The phrase 'carpe diem' was coined by the Roman poet Horace. It means 'pluck the day.'
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In an ode urging a friend not to count on tomorrow, Horace wrote 'carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.' The line became one of the most quoted phrases from Latin literature.
Source: Horace, 'Odes,' 1.11 (c. 23 BC).
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