against the current

世界英语墓志铭精选（1）

AAdams,JohnQuincy(byhimlf),1767-1848"ThisisthelastofEarth!Iamcontent!"

AlexandertheGreat(unknown)"Atombnowsufficeshimforwhomtheworldwasnotenough"

GracieAllenandGeorgeBurns(themlves)"Togetheragain."

y(unknown)"Liberty,Humanity,Justice,Equality"

[edit]BClydeBarrow(unknown)-1909-1934"Gonebutnotforgotten."Buriedbeside,and

sharingatombstonewith,hisbrotherMarvin(aka"Buck").

Outlaw,bankrobberandpartnerofBonnieParker

HilaireBelloc(unknown)-1870-1953"WhenIamdead,Ihopeitmaybesaid:Hissinswere

scarlet,buthisbookswereread."fromSonnetsandVer'OnHisBooks'

JakobBernoulli(byhimlf)-1654-1705"Eademmutataresurgo"Translation:"Thoughchanged

Ishallarithesame"

Referringtotheaccompanyinginscriptionofalogarithmicspiral,whichremainsthesameafter

ICATION:

BernoullicalledthelogarithmisspiralSpiramirabilis,"themarvelousspiral",andwantedone

unately,anArchimedeanspiralwasplacedthereinstead

(picture).

MelBlanc(byhimlf)"That'sall,folks!"TrademarklineofcartooncharacterPorkyPig,who

voicewasprovidedbyBlancformanyyears.

WilliamBligh(unknown)"Sacred

ToTheMemoryOf

WilliamBligh,EsquireF.R.S.

ViceAdmiralOfTheBlue,

TheCelebratedNavigator

WhoFirstTransplantedTheBreadfruitTree

FromOtahetteToTheWestIndies,

BravelyfoughtTheBattlesOfHisCountry

AndDiedBeloved,Respected,AndLamented

OnThe7thDayOfDecember,1817

Aged64"

LudwigBoltzmann(byhimlf)-1844-1906"S=klogW"Theformulaforentropyofasystem.

Boltzmanncommittedsuicideafterfailingtoconvincecontemporaryscientistsofthevalidityof

ntheZentralfriedhof,Vienna.

JohnBrown(unknown)"Stranger!Approachthisspotwithgravity!

JohnBrownisfillinghislastcavity."

CharlesBukowski(byhimlf)"Don'tTry"

SamuelButler(bySamuelWesley)-1612-1680"WhileButler,needywretch,wasyetalive,

Nogenerouspatronwouldadinnergive;

Seehim,whenstarv'dtodeath,andturn'dtodust,

Prentedwithamonumentalbust.

Thepoet'sfateishereinemblemshown,

Heask'dforbread,andhereceivedastone."

[edit]CAlCapone(byhimlf)"MyJesus,mercy"

AndrewCarnegie(unknown)"Hereliesamanwhoknewhowtoenlisttherviceofbettermen

thanhimlf."

GeorgeWashingtonCarver(unknown)"Hecouldhaveaddedfortunetofame,butcaringfor

neither,hefoundhappinessandhonorinbeinghelpfultotheworld."

WalterChiari(byhimlf)"Ofriends,don'tcry-it'sjustunudsleep."

WinstonChurchill(unknown)IamreadytomeetmyMaker.

WhethermyMakerispreparedforthegreatordealofmeetingmeisanothermatter.

SamuelTaylorColeridge(byhimlf)"Stop,ChristianPasr-by!-Stop,childofGod,

hthissod

Apoetlies,orthatwhichonceem'dhe.

O,liftonethoughtinprayerforS.T.C.;

Thathewhomanyayearwithtoilofbreath

Founddeathinlife,mayherefindlifeindeath!

Mercyforprai-tobeforgivenforfame

Heask'd,andhoped,thesame!"

IanCurtis(Himlf)"LoveWillTearUsApart"Singer/SongwriterofthebandJoyDivision

ChonforhisheadstonebyhiswifeDeborahCurtis

[edit]DRodneyDangerfield(himlf)-1921-2004"Theregoestheneighborhood."

BetteDavis(unknown)"Shediditthehardway"

JeffersonDavis(unknown)"AtRest

AnAmericanSoldier

AndDefenderoftheConstitution"

EmilyDickinson(herlf)"Calledback"

JohnDonne(Himlf)"HelieshereinthedustbutbeholdsHim

whonameisRising."

SirArthurConanDoyle(unknown)"Steel-trueandblade-straight

Thegreatartificer

Mademymate."

DiophantusofAlexandria(unknown)",whatamarvel!Andthe

chsafedthatheshouldbeaboyforthe

sixthpartofhislife;whenatwelfthwasadded,hischeeksacquiredabeard;Hekindledforhim

thelightofmarriageafteraventh,andinthefifthyearafterhismarriageHegrantedhimason.

Alas!late-begottenandmirablechild,whenhehadreachedthemeasureofhalfhisfather'slife,

onsolinghisgriefbythisscienceofnumbersforfouryears,he

reachedtheendofhislife."

[edit]EWyattEarp(unknown)Nothing'sSoSacredAsHonor

And

Nothing'sSoLoyalAsLove.

Eazy-E(EricWright)lovedhimmore.

RobertEmmet(Himlf)-1778-1803"Letnomanwritemyepitaph;forasnomanwhoknows

mymotivesdarenowvindicatethem,mand

merepoinobscurityandpeace,andmytombremainuninscribed,untilothertimes,andother

men,candojusticetomycharacter;whenmycountrytakesherplaceamongthenationsofthe

earth,then,andnottillthen,one."

EdwardIofEngland(unknown)"HicestEdwardvsPrimusScottorumMalleus"Translation:

"HereisEdwardI,HammeroftheScots"

[edit](unknown)-1880-1946"1880-1946"

Ina1925articleinVanityFairFieldshadpropodtheepitaph"

ratherbelivinginPhiladelphia."becauofhislong-standingjokesaboutPhiladelphia(hewas

actuallybornthere),often

repeatedas"Onthewhole,I'dratherbeinPhiladelphia."whichhemighthavestatedatother

times,andsometimesisdistortedintoalastdigatPhiladelphia:"BetterherethaninPhiladelphia."

HisactualtombatForestLawninGlendale,Californiasimplyreadsasabove.

itzgerald(himlf;fromTheGreatGatsby)"Sowebeaton,boatsagainst

thecurrent,borneback

cealesslyintothepast."

BenjaminFranklin(himlf)"in,printer

LiketheCoverofanoldBook

ItsContentstornout

AndstrippedofitsLettering&guilding

Liesherefoodforworms

For,itwillashebelievedappearoncemore

Inanewandmoreelegantedition

CorrectedandimprovedbytheAuthor."

RobertFrost(himlf)"Ihadalover'squarrelwiththeworld"

nsterFuller(himlf)"CallMeTrimtab"Atrimtabisthesmallestpartofarudderfora

shiporairplane,robablyalludinghowmuchpower

oneindividualcanhaveintheworld.

[edit]GReneGagnon(unknown)"ForGodAndHisCountry

HeRaidOurFlagInBattle

AndShowedAMeasureOfHis

PrideAtAPlaceCalled"IwoJima"

WhereCourageNeverDied"

JohnGay(himlf)"Life'sajest,andallthingsshowit;

Ithoughtsoonce,andnowIknowit."

JackieGleason(himlf)"Andawaywego!"Trademarkcatchphrafromhistelevisionshows.

ManeGarrincha"HererestsinpeacetheonewhowastheJoyofthePeople–ManéGarrincha."

MahatmaGandhi"HeyRam"Translated"Ah,God!"

KennethGrahame(AnthonyHope,hiscousin)"TothebeautifulmemoryofKennethGrahame,

husbandofElspethandfatherofAlastair,whopasdtheRiveronthe6July1932,leaving

childhoodandliteraturethroughhimthemoreblestforalltime".

MichaelGrzimek"Hegaveallhepossd,includingkislife,forthewildanimalsofAfrica"

[edit]HHenryII(byRalphofDiceto)"IwasHenrytheKing

TomeDiverrealmsweresubject,eetofground

isnowenoughforme,dsthelines,lethim

reflect,ycabehold,

scantytombdothnowsuffice,ForwhomtheEarthwasnotenough."WernerHeinberg

(unknown)"Helieshere,somewhere."ThisisajokeaboutthefamousHeinbergUncertainty

Principle,whichimpliesthatonemaynotknowthepositionandmomentumofaparticle

simultaneously.

RichardHind"HereliesthebodyofRichardHind,

Whowasneitheringenious,sober,norkind."

WinifredHoltby(byherlf)-1898-1935"GodgivemeworkwhileImaylive,andlifetillmy

workisdone."

[edit]I

[edit]JThomasJefferson(byhimlf)"AuthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanindependence

ofthestatuteofVirginiaforreligiousfreedom

andfatheroftheUniversityofVirginia"Despitehisbeingthe2ndVice-Presidentand3rd

PresidentoftheUSA,aidthathewantedtoberememberedfor

whathegavetoAmerica,andnotwhatAmericahadgiventohim.

JesJames(byhismother)"Murderedbyatraitorandacowardwhonameisnotworthyto

appearhere"

GeorgeJohnson(unknown)"HereliesGeorgeJohnson

Hangedbymistake,1882

Hewasright

Wewaswrong

Butwestrunghimup

Andnowhe'sgone"

CarlJung(unknown)"Vocatusatquenonvocatus

deusaderit"Translation:"Invokedornotinvoked,Godwillbeprent."

JeremiahJohnson(unknown)"ItoldyouIwassick."

JohnJones(byHimlf)"Holdmydrink,you'regonna'lovethis."

[edit]KNikosKazantzakis(byhimlf)"

eleftheros."("Δενελπιζωτιποτα.Δεφοβαμαιτιποτα.Είμαιελεσθερος")Translation:"Ihopefor

e."

JohnKeats(byhimlfandhisfriends)-1795-1821"ThisGravecontainsallthatwasmortal,ofa

YoungEnglishPoet,whoonhisDeathBed,intheBitternessofhisheart,attheMaliciousPower

ofhinemies,desiredthewordstobeEngravenonhisTombStone:HereliesOneWho

NamewaswritinWater."Keatsdesiredonlythephra"Hereliesonewhonamewaswritin

water"rhisfriends,JophSevernandCharlesBrown,addedthe

rest.

"K-eats!ifthycherishednamebe"writinwater"

E-achdrophasfallenfromsomemourner'scheek;

A-sacredtribute;suchasheroesek,

T-houghoftinvain-fordazzlingdeedsofslaughter

S-leepon!NothonouredlessforEpitaphsomeek!"Writtenonasmallplaque,onthecemetery

wallnearby.

Kent(byhimlf)"Grimdeathtookmewithoutanywarning

Iwaswellatnightanddeadatnineinthemorning"

MartinLutherKing,Jr."odAlmightyI'mFreeAtLast."Lyricsof

anoldNegroSpiritualhefrequentlyquoted.

[edit]LKingLeonidasofSparta"GotelltheSpartans,strangerpassingby,thathere,bySpartan

law,welie."

BrandonLee"Becauwedonotknowwhenwewilldie,wegettothinkoflifeasan

everythinghappensonlyacertainnumberoftimes,andaverysmall

ymoretimeswillyourememberacertainafternoonofyourchildhood,

anafternoonthatissodeeplyapartofyourbeingthatyoucannotconceiveofyourlifewithoutit?

Perhapsfour,orfivetimesmore?ymoretimeswillyouwatchthe

fullmoonri?itallemslimitless..."

VivienLeighNowboastthee,death,

inthypossionlies

Alassunparallel'dFromAntonyandCleopatrabyWilliamShakespeare

JackLemmon(byhimlf)"In"30's-60'sHollywoodComedian

PrimoLevi174517ItwashisnumberinAuschwitz.

CharlesLindberghandAnneLindbergh"IfItakethewingsofthemorning

and

dwellintheuttermostpartsofthea"fromPsalm139:9

JohnLocke(unknown)StopTraveller!skwhatkindofa

manhewas,cholar,hemade

ouwilllearnfromhiswritings,which

willshowtheeeverythingelconcerninghim,withgreatertruth,thanthesuspectpraisofan

tues,indeed,ifhehadany,weretoolittleforhimtopropoasmatterofpraito

himlf,exampleofmanners,if

youekthat,youhaveitintheGospels;ofvices,towishyouhaveonenowhere;ifmortality,

certainly,(andmayitprofitthee),thouhastonehereandeverywhere."(translatedfromtheorginal

Latin)

JackLondon(Psalm118:22)"TheStonetheBuildersRejected"

HowardPhillipsLovecraft(unknown)"IamProvidence"areferencetothedecead'sbeloved

hometown

BelaLugosi(hischildren)"Belovedfather"

[edit]MRobRoyMacGregor(unknown)"Despitethem"AtthetimeofRobRoy'sfame,the

taph

phrainfull,"RobRoyMacGregor,despitethem"isalaststandingtestamenttodefythatlaw.

RogerMaris(unknown)1935-1985"61/61

AgainstallOdds"

DeanMartin(byhimlf)w:1917-1995"EverybodyLovesSomebodySometime"Titleofoneof

hissongs

GrouchoMarx(byhimlf)"GrouchoMarx1890-1977"Inaninterview,hejokinglysuggestedhis

epitaphread"Excume,Ican'tstandup.",buthismausoleummarkerbearsonlyhisstagename

andyearsofbirthanddeath.

KarlMarx(unknown)"losophershaveonly

interpretedtheworldinvariousways;thepointistochangeit."

LeonardMatlovich(byhimlf)-1943-1988"WhenIwasinthemilitary,theygavemeamedal

forkillingtwomenandadischargeforlovingone."

JohnLairdMcCaffery("yourfriends")-1940-1995"John

Freeyourbodyandsoul

Unfoldyourpowerfulwings

Climbupthehighestmountains

Kickyourfeetupintheair

Youmaynowliveforever

Orreturntothiarth

Unlessyoufeelgoodwhereyouare!

---Misdbyyourfriends"taphisanacrosticpoem,

inthatthefirstlettersofeachlinespellout,"F-U-C-KY-O-U"Themotiveofhis"'friends'"is

r,theMontrealMirrorquotedthegravestone'ngraverassayingthatthestone

wasorderedbyMcCaffery's"ex-wifeandmistress...

wasathingbetweenthethreeofthem."[1]

n(byhimlf)-1880-1956"IfafterIdepartthisvaleyoueverremembermeand

havethoughttopleamyghost,forgivesomesinner,andwinkyoureyeatsomehomelygirl"

SpikeMilligan(byhimlf)-1918-2002DúirtméleatgoraibhméationfromIrish:

"ItoldyouIwasill."

LesterMoore(unknown)"Herelies

LesterMoore

fourslugs

froma44

noLes

nomore"

JimMorrison(unknown)-1943-1971"Truthtoyourownspirit"(originallyinGreek)Hisbodyis

buriedinParis'sfamousPè

tohiminthe"Poet'sCorner"areburiedmanycelebratedwriters,includingBalzac,Molière,and

OscarWilde.

MatthewMudd(unknown)fromMassachutts:"HereliesMatthewMudd,

Deathdidhimnohurt;

WhenalivehewasonlyMudd,

Butnowhe'sonlydirt."

AudieMurphy(unknown)"MEDALOFHONOR

DSC-SS&OLC

LM-BSM&OLC

PH&2OLC"

[edit]NIsaacNewton(AlexanderPope)Onhistombstone,"Hicdepositumest,quodmortalefuit

IsaaciNewtoni,"whichistranslatableas"hereisdepositedwhatwasmortalofIsaacNewton"

Ontheadjacentmonument"NatureandNature'slawslayhidinnight:

Godsaid,'LetNewtonbe!'andallwaslight."

"NortonI

EmperoroftheUnitedStates

and

ProtectorofMexico"

FrankNitti(unknown)"ThereisbutnolifewithoutDeath"

[edit]OOsho"Neverborn,Neverdied:visitedtheplanetearthbetweenDecember11,1931and,

January19,1990."

[edit]PBonnieParker(Unknown)1910-1934"Astheflowersareallmadesweeterby

thesunshineandthedew,sothisold

worldismadebrighterbythelives

offolkslikeyou."Outlaw,bankrobberandpartnerofClydeBarrowReportedlytakenfromone

ofBonnie'spoems.

DorothyParker-1893-1967"HerelietheashesofDorothyParker(1893-1967)Humorist,Writer,

Critic,epitaph,shesuggested"ExcuMyDust".This

memorialgardenisdedicatedtohernoblespiritwhichcelebratedtheonenessofhumankindand

tedbyThe

NationalAssociationoftheAdvancementofColoredPeople,October20,1988."(Onamemorial

plaque)

PennandTeller(bythemlves)"Isthisyourcard?"andagraphicofacardofthe3ofclubs.

FromtheBook"PennandTeller'sHowtoplayintraffic"ISBN1572972939-PennandTeller

boughtacenotaph(anepitaphwithoutagravebeneathit)andplaceditinForestLawnCemetery

vitepeopletouringtheretouittosurpritheirfriendsasapunchlinefor

acardtrick.

FernandoPessoa(himlf)"Fuioquenãosou"Translation:"IwaswhatIamnot."

JamesLouisPetigru(unknown)-1789-1863"IntheadmirationofhisPeers;

IntherespectofhisPeople,

IntheaffectionofhisFamily,

Hiswasthehighestplace."

AllanPinkerton(unknown)"Afriendtohonestyandafoetocrime"