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Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.


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This page presents the quote "Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.". Author of this quote is Ambrose Bierce. This quote is about death, virtue, epitaph, dying,.