“ Let 's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs. - King Richard II. Act iii. Sc. 2. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life. ”
- Gloria Swanson- Copy
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“ For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Do all the good you can, To all the people you can, In all the ways you can, As long as ever you can. ”
- Epitaph- Copy
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“ If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.". ”
- Rebecca West- Copy
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“ Thy ignominy sleep with thee in the grave, But not remember'd in thy epitaph! - King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. Sc. 4. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them rest in obscurity and peace! Let my memory be left in oblivion, my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. ”
- Robert Emmet- Copy
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“ Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to die. I am not allowed to vindicate my character; and when I am prevented from vindicating myself, let no man dare calumniate me. Let my character and motives repose in obscurity and peace, till other times and other men can do them justice. ”
- Robert Emmet- Copy
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“ I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: ''What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.''. ”
- Joseph Addison- Copy
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“ Beneath these green trees rising to the skies, The planter of them, Isaac Greentree, lies; The time shall come when these green trees shall fall, And Isaac Greentree rise above them all. ”
- Epitaph- Copy
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“ A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole word was not sufficient. ”
- Epitaph- Copy
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“ Baths, wine and Venus bring decay to our bodies; but baths, wine and Venus make up life. ”
- Epitaph- Copy
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“ A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient. ”
- Alexander The Great- Copy
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“ Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to Heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there. ”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge- Copy
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“ This Mirabeau's work, then is done. He sleeps with the primeval giants. He has gone over to the majority: "Abiit ad plures. ”
- Thomas Carlyle- Copy
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“ If Paris that brief flight allow, My humble tomb explore! It bears: "Eternity, be thou My refuge!" and no more. ”
- Matthew- Copy
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“ Ecce quod expendi habui, quod donavi habeo, quod negavi punior, quod servavi perdidi. ”
- Epitaph- Copy
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“ Adversity is the mint in which God stamps upon man his image and superscription. ”
- Henry Ward Beecher- Copy
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“ Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we: For such as we are made of, such we be. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Epitaph, n: an inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: "Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the earth. ”
- Benito Mussolini- Copy
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“ Epitaph is a label that I've admired for a long time. It's kind of like a record label that would be my own personal record collection at home: punk rock, hip-hop, and great, classic, creative music. ”
- Michael Franti- Copy
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“ If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.". ”
- Dame Rebecca West- Copy
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“ I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed. I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me. ”
- Brian Clough- Copy
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“ It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my life, which in the same sentence is my obit and epitaph too, shall be them both: He made the books and he died. ”
- William Faulkner- Copy
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“ I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say "figment.". ”
- Andy Warhol- Copy
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