59 Funeral Quotes to Provide Comfort, Strength, and Inspiration in Times of Grief
Quotes about funerals can provide comfort and solace during a difficult time. These quotes often express condolences and sympathy for the loss of a loved one. They can also offer words of encouragement and support for those grieving. Funeral quotes can help to convey the feeling of loss and the importance of cherishing the memories of the departed. They can serve as a reminder to honor the person's life and find strength in the midst of sorrow.
Short Funerals Quotes
- If any of you cry at my funeral I'll never speak to you again. — Stan Laurel
- The song is ended, but the melody lingers on. — Irving Berlin
- A grand funeral for a dead mouse. — Moroccan Proverbs
- Remember that finding God will mean the funeral of all sorrows. — Sri Yukteswar Giri
- A well-spent day brings happy sleep. — Leonardo da Vinci
- They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. — William Penn
- Death ends a life, not a relationship. — Jack Lemmon
- Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. — Helen Keller
- I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. — Mark Twain
- Corpses and annoying guests stink by the third day — Mexican Proverbs
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Christian Funeral Quotes
We spend our years with sighing; it is a valleyof tears; but death is the funeral of all our sorrows. — Thomas Watson
I pointed out that the Atlanta Olympic bomber - as well as Timothy McVeigh and the people who protest against gay rights at military funerals - are Christians but we journalists don't identify them by their religion. — Juan Williams
For to a folysshe demaunde behoueth a folysshe ansuere. — William Caxton
I would have to find something else to bury here and I wished it could be Charles. — Shirley Jackson
People Writing About Funerals
| Name | Quotes | Likes |
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 Irving Berlin |
43 | 1161 |
 Moroccan Proverbs |
111 | 1 |
 Sri Yukteswar Giri |
17 | 793 |
 Leonardo da Vinci |
591 | 7849 |
 William Penn |
253 | 2431 |
 Jack Lemmon |
33 | 467 |
More Funerals Quotes
We must be mad, literally mad, as a nation to be permitting the annual inflow of some 50,000 dependents, who are for the most part the material of the future growth of the immigrant-descended population. It is like watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre. — Enoch Powell
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills. — Voltaire
It's the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, 'till we find our place, on the path unwinding. — Elton John
I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral. — Debbie Reynolds
According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy. — Jerry Seinfeld
Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds Are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me — Eva Cassidy
When elected officials abandon our environment and ruin our natural resources, public health is endangered. I know the importance of providing a clean environment for our children; I have attended more than one funeral for a child who has died from an asthma attack. — Gwen Moore
A Muslim has five duties towards another Muslim; to return a salutation, visit the sick, follow funerals, accept an invitation and say 'God have mercy on you' when one sneezes. — Elijah Muhammad
My girlfriend is despicable. I just found out she flirted with my brother, during my mom's funeral, while I was asleep. — Anthony Jeselnik
Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men. — Quintus Ennius
I shall never forget the despair and agony on the parents' faces on the awful day of the funeral when the 13 little children, victims not only of John D. Rockefeller, but of the government of the state of Colorado were buried. — Ella R. Bloor
I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I've had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral. — Lord Mountbatten
I shall never forget the despair and agony on the parents' faces on the awful day of the funeral when the 13 little children, victims not only of John D. Rockefeller, but of the government of the state of Colorado were buried. — Ella Reeve Bloor
After the child drowns they close the well. — Mexican Proverbs
You know how funerals are not for the dead, they’re for the living? Bachelor parties are not for the groom, they’re for the uncommitted. — Bill Murray
Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. — Andrew Sachs
Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. — Olin Miller
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march. — J. K. Rowling
Haul up the flag, you mourners, Not half-mast but all the way; The funeral is done and disbanded; The devil's had the final say. — Karl Shapiro
And they die an equal death — the idler and the man of mighty deeds. — Homer
Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. — Richard Miller
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life — Lucan
We're living in world, stars and dust Between heaven 'n all that surrounds us We're travellers here, spirits passing through And the love we give, is all that will endure Just like a rose after the rain Something beautiful remains Tears will leave no stains Time will ease the pain For every life that fades Something beautiful remains — Tina Turner
Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can make, or such as it can make a man with its black arts -- a mere shadow and reminiscence of humanity, a man laid out alive and standing, and already, as one may say, buried under arms with funeral accompaniments. — Henry David Thoreau
I don't suppose I can wear the flamingo tie," he said as he pulled on black socks. "It's a bit festive, given the occasion," I responded. "Can't wear it to the opera," said the Colonel, almost smiling. "Can't wear it to a funeral. Can't use it to hang myself. It's a bit useless, as ties go." I gave him a tie. — John Green
I’m not great on the florals. I think you’ve got to wear what you’re happy in and that is fun but isn’t mutton dressed up as lamb. — Mary Berry
A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers. — Eddie Cantor
A thousand people will stop smoking today. Their funerals will be held sometime in the next three or four days. — C. Everett Koop
At my funeral, I want Meryl Streep crying in five different accents. — Joan Rivers
I thought I was fast but it turns out I’m dead. — Markiplier
What I’m saying is I think life is staggering and we’re just used to it. We all are like spoiled children no longer impressed with the gifts we’re given—it’s just another sunset, just another rainstorm moving in over the mountain, just another child being born, just another funeral. — Donald Miller
You’re one funnel away from changing your life. — Russell Brunson
I'm not a suit and tie kind of guy. I wear a suit once a year, for the Hall of Fame, or if I have to go to a funeral or something. It's just not me. — CM Punk
It is like watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre. So insane are we that we actually permit unmarried persons to immigrate for the purpose of founding a family with spouses and fiancées whom they have never seen. — Enoch Powell
In Conclusion
Funeral quotes can also touch on the themes of life, death, and the beauty of existence. They may encourage reflection on the brevity of life and the need to make the most of our time here. Some quotes may seek to console the bereaved by offering reassurance that the departed soul is at peace and in a better place. Funeral quotes can evoke deep emotions and provide a source of comfort and healing during the grieving process.
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