non semper Saturnalia erunt

Latin

Etymology

Literally, “it will not always be the Saturnalia”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /noːn ˈsem.per saː.turˈnaː.li.a ˈe.runt/, [noːn ˈs̠ɛmpɛr s̠äːt̪ʊrˈnäːlʲiä ˈɛrʊn̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /non ˈsem.per sa.turˈna.li.a ˈe.runt/, [nɔn ˈsɛmper sät̪urˈnäːliä ˈɛːrun̪t̪]

Proverb

nōn semper Sāturnālia erunt

1. all good things come to an end
   • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Apocolocyntosis :

     dicebam vobis: non semper Saturnalia erunt.

     I told you: the Saturnalia will not last forever.