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

== German == === Alternative forms === was wir sind, das werdet ihr; was ihr seid, das waren wir === Etymology === Calque of Latin quod sumus hoc eritis, fuimus quandoque quod estis, from the medieval legend of the Three Dead and three Living. === Pronunciation === === Proverb === 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