Quotes About Eulogy

When a man is dead, they put money in his coffin, erect monuments to his memory, and celebrate the anniversary of his birthday in set speeches. Would they take any notice of him if he were living? No!

threnody through the postmortem

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

Moms Mabley said you have to say good things about the dead. I say, 'He's dead. Good.'

History: a collection of epitaphs.

A loved one from us has gone, A voice we love is stilled. A place is vacant in our home, Which never will be filled. Estelle Woodhouse, 1898-1987

I want to write my own eulogy, and I want to write it in Latin. It seems only fitting to read a dead language at my funeral.

To determine whether you are truly thriving, you must also consider your eulogy virtues—the virtues others will extol at your funeral. These are the character traits at your core, the deep internal part of you where it's not always comfortable to look for any length of time.

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.

Much good may honour do them when they're dead

tibi terra levis. "May the earth lie light upon thee,

I could imagine his eulogy: "Fucker's dead. Throw some dirt on him. Let's go play some poker.

Elizabeth Peters

Speak no more of his renown.Lay your earthly fancies down,And in the vast cathedral leave him.God accept him, Christ receive him.

The night Ted died, Sam said he looked just like the skeleton.

As I stood and gave the eulogy for young Michael Brown last week, I kept thinking about the fact that this child should have been in college instead of laying in a coffin.

People don't become better when they're dead; you just talk about them as if they are.

All fled—all done, so lift me on the pyre— The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.

Don't say gone, say dead —that's what they are.

They carried him not to bury him:They carried him down to crown him….The poet flourished here, disheveled,Who would not bow before votive lampsBut to the common spade.

I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms.

Me and Dave Chappelle were at Charlie Murphy's funeral. I got up there and I got to preaching, and I took over the church.

The Westwood Cemetery is just a few blocks from my home, and a number of my very dear friends are buried there.

May the earth lie lightly on his bones.