Omne aevum curae; cunctis sua displicet aetas.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everyone worries about every age, and no one is happy with their current stage of life.
- In plain terms
- People always wish they were at a different age.
- What can you take from it?
- Dissatisfaction with the present is common across all ages.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we dislike our current age?
- Is contentment possible?
Another view
It assumes universal dissatisfaction which may not apply to everyone.
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