Tang Dynasty Good Man -

They carved no grand epitaph. They simply placed a single stone at his head, upon which someone had scratched four small characters:

The soldier refused, but Gao closed the man’s fist around the jade. "I have no family," Gao said. "My grave will be dug by strangers. But if you live one honest day because of this token, then I will have left a mark deeper than any tombstone." tang dynasty good man

Gao looked at the man’s hollow eyes. "I have no horse," he said. "But I have half a bowl of millet porridge and a blanket woven from nettles. You are welcome to both." They carved no grand epitaph