What does Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae mean?
What does Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae mean?
Over the entrance is the Latin inscription: “hic est locus ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitam” (roughly: “this is the place where death delights to help the living.”)
Where death delights help the living?
To Help the Living. This quote, originally on the wall of Pilgrim State Hospital’s morgue, refers to the way the when one is somber and silent, death ‘helps’ the physican by informing them about the malady that lead to the patient’s passing.
