The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them
Every person has a substitute. Even for the revered people, there will be someone who replaces them. A saying against the arrogance of a person who thinks that it is impossible to manage without him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּתֵּי הַקְּבָרוֹת מְלֵאִים בַּאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לָהֶם תַּחֲלִיף
Definition (Hebrew)
לְכָל אָדָם יֵשׁ מַחֲלִיף. אֲפִלּוּ לָאֲנָשִׁים הַנַּעֲרָצִים יִהְיֶה מִי שֶׁיַּחְלִיף אוֹתָם. פִּתְגָּם נֶגֶד זְחִיחוּת דַּעַת שֶׁל אָדָם הַחוֹשֵׁב שֶׁלֹּא נִתָּן יִהְיֶה לְהִסְתַּדֵּר בִּלְעָדָיו.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)