The only Guarantee in Life...

[maineSS]

Here's an epitaph from an old time pirate's grave on Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean:

"As You are I once was, As I am You shall be"

I'll bet not many people linger at his graveside once they absorb the meaning of that line.

[712edf]

Another similar epitaph

"Pause, stranger, when you pass me by:
As you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so you will be.
So prepare for death & follow me."

"To follow you I'm not content,
Until I know which way you went."