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A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole word was not sufficient. (Quote by - Epitaph)

Shrine of the mighty! can it be, That this is all remains of thee? (Quote by - George Gordon Noel Byron)

Baths, wine and Venus bring decay to our bodies; but baths, wine and Venus make up life. (Quote by - Epitaph)

Either that wallpaper goes, or I do. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)

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. (Quote by - Epitaph)

For though his body's under hatches, His soul has gone aloft. (Quote by - Charles Dibdin)

I feel nothing, apart from a certain difficulty in continuing to exist. (Quote by - Bernard de Fontenelle)

Ecce quod expendi habui, quod donavi habeo, quod negavi punior, quod servavi perdidi. (Quote by - Epitaph)

May his body rest free from evil. (Quote by - Quintus Ennius)

Here am I, dying of a hundred good symptoms. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)

Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to Heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there. (Quote by - Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

Kind reader! take your choice to cry or laugh; Here Harod lies--but where's his Epitaph? If such you seek, try Westminister, and view Ten thousand, just as fit for him as you. (Quote by - George Gordon Noel Byron)

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. (Quote by - Robert Emmet)

Speme e Fortune, addio; che' in porto entrai. Schernite gli altri; ch'io vi spregio omai. (Quote by - Luigi Alamanni)

And be the Spartan's epitaph on me-- Sparta hath many a worthier son than he. (Quote by - George Gordon Noel Byron)

If e'er she knew an evil thought She spoke no evil word: Peace to the gentle! She hath sought The bosom of her Lord. (Quote by - Ebenezer Elliott)

This comes of altering fundamental laws and overpersuading by his landlord to take physic (of which he died) for the benefit of the doctor--Stavo bene (was written on his monument) ma per star meglio, sto qui. (Quote by - John Dryden)

Loe here the precious dust is layd; Whose purely-temper'd clay was made So fine that it the guest betray'd. Else the soule grew so fast within, It broke the outward shall of sinne And so was hatch'd a cherubin. (Quote by - Thomas Carew)

His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft, Faithful, below, he did his duty; But now he's gone aloft. (Quote by - Charles Dibdin)

If Paris that brief flight allow, My humble tomb explore! It bears: Eternity, be thou My refuge! and no more. (Quote by - Matthew Arnold)

Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe. (Quote by - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher)

Why are you weeping? Did you imagine that I was immortal? (Quote by - Louis)

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. (Quote by - Epitaph)

I have a long journey to take, and must bid the company farewell. (Quote by - Walter Raleigh)

Yet at the resurrection we shall see A fair edition, and of matchless worth, Free from erratas, new in heaven set forth. (Quote by - Joseph Capen 2)

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