Feror ego veluti sine nauta navis, ut per vias vaga fertur avis, non me tenent vincula, non me tenet clavis, Quero mihi similes, et adiungor pravis.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels adrift like a ship without a captain, following bad company without constraint.
- In plain terms
- I am like a ship without a captain or a bird flying without direction, following the wrong crowd.
- What can you take from it?
- Without guidance or constraints, one may drift into harmful paths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gives your life direction?
- Who influences your path?
Another view
The imagery assumes a pre-modern understanding of navigation and social bonds.
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