memento mori
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His so-called “bone temple” is an actualization of his life philosophy, memento mori, which translates from Latin as “Remember you must die.”
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Not even “Orange Grove Estates” as a memento mori.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
The intoning of memento mori seeds a joyful duty toward the pursuit of human longevity as an act of grateful humility before the wonder of life.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
But Met curator Ian Alteveer has filtered his selection through another of Brown’s long-standing preoccupations: the “intertwined themes of mirroring, still life, memento mori, and vanitas.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
