This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: Here lies one of…

“The tomb lies at the end of every path. Only the soul is immortal. Guard this treasure well. Your decaying husk is but a…

— William Hjortsberg

“My life will end someday, but it will end at my convenience.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

The term 'epitaph' itself means 'something to be spoken at a burial or engraved upon a tomb.' When an epitaph is a poem written…

— James Fenton

“A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough. [ Alexander's tombstone epitaph ]”

— Alexander the Great

“Si monumentum requiris circumspice (If you seek his monument, look around.) [ Epitaph on Wren's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral ]”

— Christopher Wren

His epitaph: This tomb hold Diophantus, Ah, what a marvel! And the tomb tells scientifically the measure of his life. God vouchsafed that he…

— Diophantus

“He also told me he'd just written the epitaph for his tomb: LO PEOR YA PASO. PEOR HUMILLACION QUE LA DE EXISTIR NO HAY.…

— Nicanor Parra

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

— Robert Emmet

Gators have become my favorite animal because people hate them so much. I started doing research and learning about them. They're very intelligent animals…

— Doechii

Researching 'Lone Wolf,' I was amazed at how thoughtful and intelligent these animals are. There has never been a documented attack against a human…

— Jodi Picoult

Sheep are not considered the most intelligent animals but British scientist say humans may have underestimated the woolly creatures. In fact, the British scientific…

— Jon Stewart

“Man is the most intelligent of animals -- and the most silly.”

— Diogenes

Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts.

— Mark Shand

I would not be comfortable appearing in a country where they have permitted the destruction of such beautiful and intelligent animals.

— Olivia Newton-John

The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving…

— Saint Francis de Sales