was ihr seid, das waren wir; was wir sind, das werdet ihr
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Latin quod sumus hoc eritis, fuimus quandoque quod estis, from the medieval legend of the Three Dead and three Living.
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Proverb
[edit]was ihr seid, das waren wir; was wir sind, das werdet ihr
- 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