Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
"Thus passes away the Glory of the World" -- AKA "You Can't Take it With you"
Found on the Mason Mausoleum in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. The image on the left panel of the mausoleum depicts Ab Initio, Ad Finem - From Beginning to end with an angel taking inventory. The image on the right panel depicts Sic Transit Gloria Mundi with the angel Gabriel awaiting the results of the inventory.
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