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Great words on a gravestone: (Original Post) applegrove 12 hrs ago OP
I'm so sorry for what this once great country has become! Enter stage left 12 hrs ago #1
That is very moving. Dyedinthewoolliberal 11 hrs ago #2
A poingant English version of Quod Sumus Hoc Eritis paleotn 11 hrs ago #4
Wow, that's powerful Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #3
Especially... oldsoldierfadingfast 10 hrs ago #5
I didn't even notice the stones at first. Yes, poignant. applegrove 10 hrs ago #7
So sad. LoisB 10 hrs ago #6
Those are great words. FoxNewsSucks 10 hrs ago #8

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,215 posts)
2. That is very moving.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:46 PM
11 hrs ago

And it called to mind this gravestone inscription I found as a kid;
'Remember man as you walk by
as you are now, so once was I
as I am now, so you shall be
prepare for death and follow me'

paleotn

(22,277 posts)
4. A poingant English version of Quod Sumus Hoc Eritis
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:06 PM
11 hrs ago

So live life to the fullest you can. The party does end eventually.

5. Especially...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:23 PM
10 hrs ago

when you see the number of stones on the top and those that have fallen to the ground and add them to the written words.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,758 posts)
8. Those are great words.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:39 PM
10 hrs ago

I've never seen that picture, it's so moving.

But I gotta say, from the title I was hoping to read "here lies Donald Trump, he died painfully"

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