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Euro 2012 history lessons: Steven Gerrard quotes Caesar, Horace and ‘Del Boy’ Trotter
ENGLAND play Italy tonight at Europ 2012. The Sun says that England’s “lion-hearted”captain Steve Gerrard has adopted the habits of “Rome’s Julius Caesar — whose motto was: ‘Seize the day.'”
Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace:
“Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.”
This translates to:
“Seize the Day, putting as little trust as possible in the future”
Or:
“Pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the future.”
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