Obscuris vera involvens.
Non omnia possumus omnes.
– Literal translation: “We all cannot do all things.”
– Natural English meaning: “Not everyone can do everything.”
– It expresses the idea that:
– everyone has limits,
– people have different talents and abilities,
– no one is capable of mastering or accomplishing everything.
🏛️ Origin:
– The phrase comes from ‘classical Latin literature’.
– It appears in “Virgil’s Eclogues”, also called the “Bucolics”.
✍️ Author:
– Publius Vergilius Maro, known in English as Virgil or Vergil
– Dates: 70–19 BCE
– Work: “Eclogues” / “Bucolics”
– Reference: “Eclogue 8, line 63”
🧠 Notes:
– The phrase later became a proverbial saying or motto.
– It is often used to counsel humility or acceptance of human limitations.
