Quotes About Farewell

We who of old left the booming surge of the Aegean lie here in the mid-plain of Ecbatana: farewell, renowned Eretria once our country; farewell, Athens nigh to Euboea; farewell, dear sea.

You're just another story I can't tell anymore.

The time has come for me to say good-bye-or better, 'arrivederci!'. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid, Spain. Until then, let us continue to pray for one another, and let us joyfully bear witness to Christ before the world.

Visits always give pleasure — if not the arrival, the departure.

What else is life but always bidding farewell?

Doa dan ucapan selamat jalan diucapkan oleh mulut dan tangan yang kami jabat. Tak seorangpun mengucapkan terimakasih. Dan memang kami tidak menuntut, tidak membutuhkan. Sayang, kami belum mampu berbuat lebih dari ini.

When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row.

Sayonara is meant for deep reflections.

Il y a toujours quelque chose de solennel dans un départ, même quand on se quitte pour peu de temps.

Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.

When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.

Goodbye, goodbye, I hate the word. Solitude has long since turned brown and withered, sitting bitter in my mouth and heavy in my veins.

Do you need anything before I go? I want you to return my wits, I long to say.

To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps.

when you came you cried and everybody smiled with joy; when you go smile and let the world cry for you.

I have got my leave. Bid me farewell, my brothers! I bow to you all and take my departure. Here I give back the keys of my door---and I give up all claims to my house. I only ask for last kind words from you. We were neighbours for long, but I received more than I could give. Now the day has dawned and the lamp that lit my dark corner is out. A summons has come and I am ready for my journey.

When I go from hence, let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable.

One of the most difficult things he'd ever done was turn away and leave her standing in the shadows.

Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life.

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets. My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it's time to say goodbye.

I'm moved by song lyrics, particularly Tom Waits' 'Take It With Me.' It's about a man on his deathbed, wanting to take the heart of the woman he loves with him when he goes.

I think the whole business of people emigrating was that no one ever told them, although everyone knew, especially if it was to the United States, that it was forever, and the party before you left was called an 'American wake,' in the sense that they knew you wouldn't come back.

You will find my last words in the blue folder.