Lexicon:Fui non sum non curo
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| Citation: | fui non sum non curo |
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| Language: | Latin |
| References: | Post Captain, page 449 |
| Meaning: | I did exist; I don't exist now; I care not. |
Notes:
(nb should probably be non fui, 'I didn't exist': see Master and Commander 232) a common tomb inscription (in the non fui version) with the sense of 'I came from nowhere, and now I've gone — what does such a fleeting life matter anyway?'.
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