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Epigraph explained
The epigraph presents a Latin quotation from Horace, reflecting on the power and happiness of one who can say each day, 'I have lived.'
What happens
The epigraph presents a Latin quotation from Horace, reflecting on the power and happiness of one who can say each day, 'I have lived.'
Key passages
“Ille potens… et laetus cui licet in diem Dixisse: Vixi!…”
That man is powerful and happy who is allowed to say each day: I have lived!
The epigraph sets a tone of stoic contentment and reflection on mortality.