ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος / For illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb

Αncient Greek phrases

ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος

Andrôn gàr epiphanôn pâsa gê táphos.

For illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb. 

Pericles' Funeral Oration from Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.43.3