Non - Religious Eulogy Quotes
Say not in grief that she is no more but say in thankfulness that she was.
A death is not the extinguishing of a light, but the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come.
- Author unknown
Never so much absence, though, and not just absence, never such a sense of violated presence, so much desolation, so many desperate last hopes refuted, never such pure despair.
Surely I know by now that each death demands its own procedures of mourning, but I can't find those I need even to begin mourning you:
so much affectionate accord there was with you, that to imagine being without you is impossibly diminishing; I relied on you to ratify me, to reflect and sanction with your life who I might be in mine.
So restorative you were, so much a response:
untenable that the part of me you shared with me shouldn't have you actively a part of it.
Never so much absence, so many longings ash, as you are ash.
Never so cruel the cry within, Will I never again be with you? Ash. Ash.
- Charles Kenneth Williams
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent
- Buddha
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely
- Buddha
On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him
- Buddha
What is born will die,
What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse And what has been high will be brought low.
- Buddha
Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is better to understand its meaning. We all have the same body, the same human flesh, and therefore we will all die. There is a big difference, of course, between natural death and accidental death, but basically death will come sooner or later. If from the beginning your attitude is 'Yes, death is part of our lives,' then it may be easier to face
- Dalai Lama
Non-Religious Eulogy Quotes:
The song is ended but the memory lingers on
- Lyrics by Irving Berlin
That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind
- William Wordsworth
What the caterpillar perceives is the end, to the butterfly is just the beginning
- Anonymous
He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man. .
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death
- "author" Unknown
The heart hath its own memory, like the mind. And in it are enshrined the precious keepsakes, into which is wrought the giver's loving thought
- H.W. Longfellow .
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us
- Helen Keller
Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there
- Isla Paschal Richardson
While both joy and sorrow are fleeting, and often intertwined, love has the power to overcome both. And love can last forever. .
- Deb Plouse Fulton, in A Second Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
Photographs are precious memories ... the visual evidence of place and time and relationships ... ritual talismans for the treasure chest of the heart. .
- Robert Fulghum, in From Beginning to End
To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die
- Thomas Campbell
Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy. .
- Eskimo Legend
Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. .
- Rossiter W. Raymond
If I am to wear this mourning cloak, let it be made of the fabric of love, woven by the fine thread of memory
- Molly Fumia, in Safe Passage
What the heart has once known, it shall never forget
-"author" unknown
Remembering is an act of resurrection, each repetition a vital layer of mourning, in memory of those we are sure to meet again
-Nancy Cobb, in In Lieu of Flowers
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome
- Isaac Asimov
Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh
- Robert Bolt
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. .
- William Penn
I have died many a death in love, and yet, had I not loved I would never have lived at all
- David Lasater
Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death
- Anonymous
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
- John Barrymore
There are times when sorrow seems to be the only truth
- Oscar Wilde, from De Profundis.
Death is not an ending, but a symbol of movement along the path which we all are traveling. As it may be painful to lose contact with the physical aspect of one we love, we have been and always will be a part of each other
- John Denver
How do we let a Mother go!
How do we let a mother go?
How do we say "I'm ready now to go on without you"?
How can we ever have a clue of what that really means?
And of a sudden the moment is upon us, and there's no turning back.
And then we know what grief is,... and guilt and love and things undone.
Try to prepare and we will fail in some way, be it subtle or looming....
But there is peace too. peace and acceptance and overwhelming love that we maybe weren't aware of. waves and waves of conflicting emotion, And laughter too, and memories we hadn't bothered lately to recall come flooding back in shared company.. and it's all about you mum...
And there's gratitude.. so much of that, that we had you, such a wonderful mother...
Bright and shining, nobody's fool, independent, but humble too; Smart, and kind, and fun.
Adventurous..
A part of you has passed away, but much is carried everyday within us, and will as long as we are here.
This may be a final tribute,
A day to celebrate your life and say goodbyes; But it's not final.
Every day I'll celebrate in some way, just by the virtue of how you shaped my life, The absolute and incredible fortune that I knew you.
As a mother, a friend and a woman.
- Author unknown
The Glory of Life
The Glory of Life is not that it endures forever, but that, for a time, it includes so much that is beautiful.
It is a tree to those that grasp it, and happy are all who retain it.
Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peaceful.
We do not demand that the flower shall never die, nor that the song shall never end.
Nor would we be angry with life because one day its beauty will be dust, its music silent, and all its laughter and tears forgotten.
Life, the reality, is ours; we would shape it as nobly as we can.
We will not linger, like timid sailors in port, but will live dangerously, devoting ourselves with vigour to what seems to us good, beautiful and true.
The glory of Life is Love. Unending.
- Author Unknown
A Life That Matters
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours, days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
At the end, whether you were beautiful or brilliant, male or female, even your skin colour won't matter.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,empowered or encouraged others.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters
- Author unknown
Memories
Memories - tender, loving, bittersweet they can never be taken from you, Nothing can detract from the joy and the beauty you and your loved one shared.
Your love for the person and his or her love for you cannot be altered by time or circumstance.
The memories are yours to keep.
Yesterday has ended, though you store it in the treasure house of the past.
- Earl Grollman
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