# was ihr seid, das waren wir; was wir sind, das werdet ihr

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”.

## Meanings

1. 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

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