From this doctrine arose the Epicurean epitaph: Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo ( I was not ; I was ; I am not ; I do not care ) – which is inscribed on the gravestones of his followers and seen on many ancient gravestones of the Roman Empire.

An epitaph ( from Greek epitaphion " a funeral oration " from ἐπί epi " at, over " and τάφος taphos " tomb ") is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively.

Image: Mel Blanc 4-15-05. JPG | The epitaph on voice actor Mel Blanc's tombstone

" But it has been said of this passage, " Even when Maharal is eulogized, whether in David Gans ’ Zemach David or on his epitaph …, not a word is said about the creation of a golem.

His gravestone bears the simple epitaph: " Here lies Eric Arthur Blair, born 25 June 1903, died 21 January 1950 "; no mention is made on the gravestone of his more famous pen-name.

Leaving the letters, numbers and emblems exposed on the stone, the blaster can create virtually any kind of artwork or epitaph.

The epitaph on his gravestone set in the floor of the chapel reads: " I stay with you " (" Je reste avec vous ").

An epitaph honoring him is inscribed on his monument.

He managed one final attack on Wilhelm by having his tombstone inscribed with the epitaph " Here lies a true servant of the Emperor Wilhelm I ".

Newton's epitaph on a plaque in St. Mary Woolnoth, written by Newton himself, bears these words:

Confirming his continued support of the anti-Formosus faction, Sergius honoured the murdered Pope Stephen VI ( 896 – 897 ), who had been responsible for the " Cadaver Synod " that had condemned and mutilated the corpse of Pope Formosus, writing a laudatory epitaph on Stephen VI's tombstone.

The site of his sepulchre was discovered by De Rossi in 1854, with some broken remnants of the Greek epitaph engraved on the narrow oblong slab that closed his tomb and only the Greek term for bishop readable.

The exception may perhaps be Giovanni Sclafenato, who was appointed as cardinal according to the papal epitaph on his tomb for " ingenuousness, loyalty and his others gifts of soul and body ".

The epitaph on Bono's headstone reads: " And the Beat Goes On.

An epitaph, originally from Knutstorp, but now on a plaque near the church door, shows the whole family, including Tycho as a boy.

Gregory died in exile in Salerno ; the epitaph on Gregory VII's sarcophagus in the city's Cathedral says: " I have loved justice and hated iniquity ; therefore, I die in exile.

Manuel II was the author of numerous works of varied character, including letters, poems, a Saint's Life, treatises on theology and rhetoric, and an epitaph for his brother Theodore I Palaiologos and a mirror of prince for his son and heir Ioannes.

The epitaph on the tomb celebrated Basil's campaigns and victories.

His body is left there, with his epitaph scrawled on the tag from an oxygen bottle.

The oldest known inscription that goes by the name of Phoenician is the Ahiram epitaph, engraved on the sarcophagus of King Ahiram from c. 1200 BC.

Suda mentions a feud between Simonides and the Rhodian lyric poet, Timocreon, for whom Simonides apparently composed a mock epitaph that touches on the issue of the Rhodian's medism — an issue that also involved Themistocles.

The first is an epitaph in which the dead man is imagined to invoke blessings on those who had buried the body, and the second records the poet's gratitude to the drowned man for having saved his own life — Simonides had been warned by his ghost not to set sail from the island with his companions, who all subsequently drowned.

All these amusing anecdotes might simply reflect the fact that he was the first poet to charge fees for his services — generosity is glimpsed in his payment for an inscription on a friend's epitaph, as recorded by Herodotus.

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On her tombstone is written: " She did it the hard way ", an epitaph that she mentioned in her memoir Mother Goddam as having been suggested to her by Joseph L. Mankiewicz shortly after they had filmed All About Eve.

Les Moore was buried in Boot Hill, and his famous tombstone epitaph remains an attraction in the cemetery:

Lodovico Rore, his nephew, erected his tombstone, indicating in the epitaph that his name would not be forgotten, even in the distant future.

The Eleventh Thesis is also Marx's epitaph, engraved on his tombstone in Highgate Cemetery in London, along with the final line of the Communist Manifesto, " WORKERS OF ALL LANDS UNITE ".

" This epitaph appears on his tombstone at the Residency graveyard.

A poster on the club's door bears a drawing of a tombstone with the epitaph, Here lies Bob Dylan Passed Away Royal Albert Hall 27 May 1966 R. I. P., harking to Dylan's switch to electric instruments at this time.

The epitaph on his tombstone reads, " Life is no way to treat an animal.

Yersin's house in Nha Trang is now the Yersin Museum, and the epitaph on his tombstone describes him as a " Benefactor and humanist, venerated by the Vietnamese people ".

Poet Pablo Neruda composed Tina Modotti's epitaph, part of which can also be found on her tombstone, which also includes a relief portrait of Modotti by engraver Leopoldo Méndez:

The following epitaph was etched on his tombstone: " May the name of his father be his epitaph, as his veneration for him was the essence of his life.

This is compounded by the fact that none of the 3 grave site has epitaph ( inscription ) on tombstone in memory of the one buried there.

His tombstone erected in the churchyard of Spofforth, at the cost of Lord Dundas bears this epitaph:

Edith Thompson's details appear prominently on the face of the tombstone, together with her epitaph: " Sleep on beloved.

The epitaph on Wilson's tombstone reads: " The breeze of grace is always blowing ; set your sail to catch that breeze.

His tombstone has the following epitaph:

Shortly after Marge's wedding the two bought a tombstone inscribed with the epitaph " Homer J. Simpson.

In Trojan Odyssey Giordino reveals the epitaph he wishes inscribed on his tombstone: " It was a great party while it lasted.