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Eris quod sum is Latin for "You will be what I am". This is part of a longer quotation often attributed to the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65 BC - 8 BC), but found nowhere among his surviving works: Eram quod es, Eris quod sum ("I was what you are; you will be what I am").

A similar phrase, Sum quod Eris; quod es, ipse fui ("I am what you will be; what you are, I myself have been") is quoted by the 11th-century writer Petrus Alfonsus in his Ecclesiastical Discipline, who says it is from a verse on a marble plaque seen by "a certain philosopher" while walking through an ancient cemetery.

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Eris Quod Sum was created on 2008-10-27.


What does 'sum quod' mean?

The Latin word quod has the basic meaning "that" and can be used in a number of different ways.In the phrase eris quod sum (see link below), it has the meaning "that which" or "what" so that the whole phrase means "You will be what I am".Quod can also be a conjunction meaning "in that" or "because", so that the phrase quod sum, if taken by itself, can mean "because I am".


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How do you pronounce the Latin phrase 'Eris quod sum'?

The classical Latin pronunciation is Eh'-ris (short i) kwod (short o as in "hot") sum (short u-sound as in "foot")


Where did the phrase As you are I once was As I am so shall you be come from?

Megadeth "So far So Good So What"--the song "Mary Jane"???--1990"Beauty's Lot: As I Now Am, So You Shall Be," 1778Beautys Lot Adorn'd with Tates, I well could Boast, Of Tons and Macaronys Toast;I once was Fair, Young, Frisky, Gay, Could Please with songs and Dance the HayDear Belle's reflect Ye Morals see, As I now am, so You shall be.Pub as the act directs Feb. 1, 1778...Probably Horace, "Eram quod es, Eris quod sum" or was it.."quod tu es, ego fui, quod ego sum, tu Eris" or some such thing, I never can remember.In short,,,probably best to go with MegadethHorace, "Eram quod es; Eris quod sum"URL: http://able2know.org/topic/79058-1


How do you pronounce sum quod sum?

Sum is pronounced as "soom". Quod is pronounced as "kwod", with a short 'o' (note to Americans: not the common American short 'o' that verges on 'ah'; more like the 'au' in "taught").


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