nōn semper Sāturnālia erunt
nōn semper Sāturnālia erunt
Classical[ˈnoːn ˈsɛm.pɛr saː.tʊrˈnaː.li.a ˈɛ.rʊnt]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔn ˈsɛm.per sa.turˈnaː.li.a ˈɛː.runt]
Meaning
- all good things come to an end
dicebam vobis: non semper Saturnalia erunt.
I told you: the Saturnalia will not last forever.54 CE, Seneca Minor, Apocolocyntosis divi Claudii
Origins
Literally, “it will not always be the Saturnalia”.