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Timeless Latin Quotes on Death – Wisdom from the Ages

    Memento mori – remember that you must die.

    Post mortem nulla voluptas – after death, there is no pleasure.

    Vita brevis, ars longa – life is short, art is long.

    Dum vita est, spes est – while there is life, there is hope.

    Finis coronat opus – the end crowns the work.

    Omnia morsae, mors unum – all things die, death is one.

    Nemo sibi nascitur – no one is born for themselves.

    Tempus fugit, mors venit – time flies, death comes.

    Pulvis et umbra sumus – we are but dust and shadows.

    Quod erat demonstrandum – that which was to be demonstrated (death is certain).

    In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro – in all things I sought rest, and found it nowhere except in a corner with a book.

    Sic transit gloria mundi – thus passes the glory of the world.

    Non omnis moriar – I shall not entirely die.

    Mors vincit omnia – death conquers all.

    Ad astra per aspera – to the stars through difficulties (life’s struggles precede death).

    Omnia mutantur, nihil interit – all things change, nothing perishes.

    Dies irae, dies illa – the Day of Judgment, that day.

    Aeternum vale – eternal farewell.

    In pace requiescat – may he/she rest in peace.

    Fugere non possum – I cannot escape (death).

    Mortui vivos docent – the dead teach the living.

    Ubi sunt, qui ante nos fuerunt? – where are those who were before us?

    Omne initium difficile est – every beginning is difficult (including life’s end).

    Exegi monumentum aere perennius – I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

    Cui bono? – who benefits? (after death).

    Ricreare post mortem – to recreate after death.

    Ad vitam ?ternam – to eternal life.

    Sate perit – satisfied perish.

    Quiescat in pace – let him/her rest in peace.

    Occasio cum mortis – the moment of death.

    Tempore felix – in a favorable time (before death).

    Ubi amor, ibi dolor – where there is love, there is pain (in life and death).

    Carmen mortis – the song of death.

    Vita est somnium – life is a dream.

    Liberate tute metum – liberate yourself from fear (of death).

    Memento vivere – remember to live (before you die).

    Mortale finitum – mortality is finite.

    Vit? summa brevis spem nos vetat inane – the short sum of life forbids us hope for emptiness.

    Causa mortis – the cause of death.

    Finis vitae, sed non amoris – end of life, but not of love.

    In aeternum – in eternity.

    Vita in motu – life is in motion (until death).

    Magnus ad finem – great to the end.

    Pax vobiscum – peace be with you (in death).

    Fiat lux, fiat vita – let there be light, let there be life.

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