/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3920956]

so i was at cornell earlier today and decided to go for an extended walk; the nature of the campus is extremely tiered, with slopes and hills characterizing most of it. as such, i decided to walk to the top to get a glimpse of the surrounding area, lake and sunset (definitely worth it) when, at the top of the hill i was walking to, i came across an old stone bench. the bench itself is positioned to look out over this sprawling landscape whereby on a clear day you can see for many, many miles. inscribed into the bench was the following:

"to those who shall sit here rejoicing,
to those who shall sit here mourning,
sympathy and greeting;
so have we done in our time.

1892 A.D.W-H.M.W"

this really hit me, and reminded a great deal of some of the great quotes from herodotus, thucydides, tacitus, etc.--the kind of truly epic statement that spans across the immeasurable gulf of succeeding centuries to reach its reader with a genuine human empathy, unvarnished from the decay of time that spoils the majority of human endeavors.

so, what great moments like this has /lit encountered? any particular works that you all have enjoyed that assume the same project--to speak not just to the moment, but to all of posterity?

[Anonymous No.3920983]

OP is a fag

[Anonymous No.3921059]

>>3920983

what? why is op a fag?

[Philip J. Fry !mu829SLURM No.3921095]

>>3920983
hehehe