Tempus fugit
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Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase, usually translated into English as "time flies". However, the literal translation of 'fugit' is 'flees' not 'flies'. The expression comes from line 284 of book 3 of Vir
A winged hourglass representing time flying, designed for gravestones and monuments
An example of the phrase as a sundial motto in Redu, Belgium
Memento mori
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Memento mori is an artistic symbol or trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in f
Tempus fugit
…Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!, sung by Elvis Presley, in which "times a wasting" appears as a lyric. Memento mori The dictionary definition of 'tempus fugit' at Wiktionary…
The outer panels of Rogier van der Weyden's Braque Triptych (c. 1452) show the skull of the patron displayed on the inner panels. The bones rest on a brick, a symbol of his former industry and achievement.
Memento mori. Gravestone inscription (1746). Edinburgh, St. Cuthbert's Churchyard.
Dance of Death (replica of 15th-century fresco; National Gallery of Slovenia); Representing the universality of death regardless of class or job
Unshrouded skeleton on Diana Warburton's tomb (dated 1693) in St John the Baptist Church, Chester