Non omnis moriar, said Horace's Odes-I shall not wholly die. Yes, and he was right. As long as people remembered, then death was not complete. Only if there were nobody at all left to remember would death be complete.
by Alexander McCall Smith (0 Reviews)
In the text, the quote from Horace's Odes, "Non omnis moriar," suggests the idea that even after death, a part of an individual lives on through memories. This belief implies that the impact one has on others endures as long as people continue to remember them. Therefore, the essence of a person can persist beyond physical existence.
Alexander McCall Smith, in "The Charming Quirks of Others," expands on this notion, emphasizing that true death comes only when there's no one left to recall a person's life. This perspective encourages the idea that memories and the influence we leave behind can keep us alive in a metaphorical sense, connecting us to those who remember us.
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