Top 5 Inscriptions Quotes

Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.

Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.

Writing, Men, Inscriptions

Robert Emmet (1803). “The trial of Robert Emmet: upon an indictment for high treason. Special commission”, p.111

Had I to carve an inscription on my tombstone I would ask for none other than "The Individual."

Tombstone, Individuality, Inscriptions

The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.

Lew Wallace

Inscriptions, Protest, After Death

Lew Wallace (2016). “Historical Novels of Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur, The Fair God & The Prince of India (Illustrated): A Tale of the Christ, The Last of the 'Tzins – Story of Aztecs and Conquistadors & The Fall of Constantinople”, p.454, e-artnow

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard - both as regards the monuments and the inscriptions. Scarcely a word of true poetry anywhere.

Benjamin Jowett

Feelings, Taste, Inscriptions

Benjamin Jowett (1899). “Letters of Benjamin Jowett”