was ihr seid, das waren wir; was wir sind, das werdet ihr
proverb
A saying of memento mori, often written on cemetery walls and the like; literally: what you are, we were; what we are, you will be
was ihr seid, das waren wir; was wir sind, das werdet ihr is a German proverb meaning “A saying of memento mori, often written on cemetery walls and the like; literally: what you are, we were; what we are, you will be”.