84 Unique Celebration of Life Quotes: Find Comfort & Inspiration

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1. “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, i’ll stay there forever.

– A.A. Milne

A.A. Milne Quote: “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, i’ll stay there forever.”

2. “Grief is the price we pay for love.

– Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth Quote: “Grief is the price we pay for love.”

3. “Life is a gift, love is a gift, and when both are bestowed, you have a life well lived.

Life is a gift, love is a gift, and when both are bestowed, you have a life well lived.

4. “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

– Norman Cousins

Norman Cousins Quote: “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.”

5. “Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.

– Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes Quote: “Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.”

6. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children.

– Emile Gaboriau

Emile Gaboriau Quote: “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children.”

7. “From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.

– Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch Quote: “From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.”

8. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.

– Anatole France

Anatole France Quote: “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

9. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

– William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare Quote: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”

10. “Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.

– Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne Quote: “Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.”

11. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honourable, compassionate, and to make a difference.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honourable, compassionate, and to make a difference.”

12. “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these; ‘It might have been!’

– John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier Quote: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these; ‘It might have been!’”

13. “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

– Will Rogers

Will Rogers Quote: “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

14. “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote: “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”

15. “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”

16. “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.

– Washington Irving

Washington Irving Quote: “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.”

17. “Celebrate the little things, for one day, you may look back and realise they were the big things.

– Robert Brault

Robert Brault Quote: “Celebrate the little things, for one day, you may look back and realise they were the big things.”

18. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

– Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Quote: “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

19. “Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

– Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom Quote: “Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.”

20. “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

– Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski Quote: “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”

21. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

– Jim Valvano

Jim Valvano Quote: “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”

22. “A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.

– Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Quote: “A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.”

23. “They will come back, come back again, as long as the red earth rolls. He never wasted a leaf or a tree. Do you think he would squander souls?

– Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling Quote: “They will come back, come back again, as long as the red earth rolls. He never wasted a leaf or a tree. Do you think he would squander souls?”

24. “The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains.

– Arthur Golden

Arthur Golden Quote: “The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains.”

25. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.

– J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling Quote: “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”

26. “Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.

– Robert Louis

Robert Louis Quote: “Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.”

27. “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.

– Ariana Dancu

Ariana Dancu Quote: “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.”

28. “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.

– Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Quote: “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.”

29. “People living deeply have no fear of death.

– Anais Nin

Anais Nin Quote: “People living deeply have no fear of death.”

30. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

31. “Lives are like rivers; Eventually they go where they must. Not where we want them to.

– Richard Russo

Richard Russo Quote: “Lives are like rivers; Eventually they go where they must. Not where we want them to.”

32. “Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.

– Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway Quote: “Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”

33. “There’s a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.

– Lou Reed

Lou Reed Quote: “There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.”

34. “The journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take.

– J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien Quote: “The journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take.”

35. “Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved.

– Jean Cameron

Jean Cameron Quote: “Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved.”

36. “Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

– George Eliot

George Eliot Quote: “Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.”

37. “It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.

– John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Quote: “It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”

38. “Dad understood that to live life meant taking risks, but the rewards were worth it.

Dad understood that to live life meant taking risks, but the rewards were worth it.

39. “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others

– Thucydides

Thucydides Quote: “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others”

40. “This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments—and you get the tears at the end, too.

– Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben Quote: “This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments—and you get the tears at the end, too.”

41. “Her philosophy was to live life as you see fit, but make sure you don’t hurt anyone or rob anyone of their rights in the process.

Her philosophy was to live life as you see fit, but make sure you don't hurt anyone or rob anyone of their rights in the process.

42. “Only a moment you stayed but what an imprint your footprints have left on our hearts.

– Dorothy Ferguson

Dorothy Ferguson Quote: “Only a moment you stayed but what an imprint your footprints have left on our hearts.”

43. “A well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a well-used life brings a happy death.

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci Quote: “A well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a well-used life brings a happy death.”

44. “Evidence of a life well lived is found in those who love you. The legacy of love is all the proof that’s needed.

Evidence of a life well lived is found in those who love you. The legacy of love is all the proof that's needed.

45. “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

Nancy Cobb Quote: “Remembering is an act of resurrection, each repetition a vital layer of mourning, in memory of those we are sure to meet again.”

46. “The boundaries between life and death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where one ends and where the other begins?

– Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Quote: “The boundaries between life and death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where one ends and where the other begins?”

47. “The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

– Mary Catherine Bateson

Mary Catherine Bateson Quote: “The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.”

48. “A life well lived is an example of gratitude, service, and kindness to all who get to share it.

A life well lived is an example of gratitude, service, and kindness to all who get to share it.

49. “We honor this beautiful life and take comfort in knowing we will meet again someday.

We honor this beautiful life and take comfort in knowing we will meet again someday.

50. “Death, in itself, is nothing; but we fear, to be we know not what, we know not where.

– John Dryden

John Dryden Quote: “Death, in itself, is nothing; but we fear, to be we know not what, we know not where.”

51. “I can’t think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life i have had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.

– Admiral Lord Mountbatten

Admiral Lord Mountbatten Quote: “I can’t think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life i have had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral.”

52. “No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

– Euripides

Euripides Quote: “No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.”

53. “How lucky we are to know we have such a wonderful person waiting for us with God.

How lucky we are to know we have such a wonderful person waiting for us with God.

54. “We are celebrating the life of someone who embraced the excitement life had to offer.

We are celebrating the life of someone who embraced the excitement life had to offer.

55. “It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on.

– Thomas Wilder

Thomas Wilder Quote: “It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on.”

56. “Today, we celebrate a person who was curious about life and explored every opportunity.

Today, we celebrate a person who was curious about life and explored every opportunity.

57. “A life well lived marks everyone around it with love. Remember these marks as you celebrate the life.

A life well lived marks everyone around it with love. Remember these marks as you celebrate the life.

58. “The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you. Your sweet memory will remain forever in my heart.

– Louise Hay

Louise Hay Quote: “The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you. Your sweet memory will remain forever in my heart.”

59. “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.

– James O’Barr

James O’Barr Quote: “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.”

60. “The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

– Seneca

Seneca Quote: “The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.”

61. “Life is a song—sing it. Life is a game—play it. Life is a challenge—meet it. Life is a dream—realise it. Life is a sacrifice—offer it. Life is love—enjoy it.

– Sai Baba

Sai Baba Quote: “Life is a song—sing it. Life is a game—play it. Life is a challenge—meet it. Life is a dream—realise it. Life is a sacrifice—offer it. Life is love—enjoy it.”

62. “A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.

– Erica Jong

Erica Jong Quote: “A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.”

63. “Dad may have worked hard, but he always made time to go on adventures with us.

Dad may have worked hard, but he always made time to go on adventures with us.

64. “Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.

– Jonathan Harnisch

Jonathan Harnisch Quote: “Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.”

65. “Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

– Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.”

66. “You are gone, but thank you for all these soft, sweet things you left behind. In my home, in my head, in my heart.

– Nikita Gill

Nikita Gill Quote: “You are gone, but thank you for all these soft, sweet things you left behind. In my home, in my head, in my heart.”

67. “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.

– Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett Quote: “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.”

68. “It matters not how a man dies but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance; it lasts so short a time.

– Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson Quote: “It matters not how a man dies but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance; it lasts so short a time.”

69. “I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and i realize that i’m listening to it.

– George Carlin

George Carlin Quote: “I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and i realize that i’m listening to it.”

70. “A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies.

– Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert Quote: “A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies.”

71. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.

– Helen Keller

Helen Keller Quote: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.”

72. “Today, we gather to celebrate a life and a friendship that we will treasure forever.

Today, we gather to celebrate a life and a friendship that we will treasure forever.

73. “Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

– Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau Quote: “Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.”

74. “No greater statement can be made than that her life was one that was well lived.

No greater statement can be made than that her life was one that was well lived.

75. “My mom called us her little explorers and sent us out into the world to discover it for ourselves.

My mom called us her little explorers and sent us out into the world to discover it for ourselves.

76. “I’ll remember you when I’ve forgotten all the rest. You, to me, were true. You, to me, were the best.

– Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Quote: “I'll remember you when I've forgotten all the rest. You, to me, were true. You, to me, were the best.”

77. “Time alone does not heal. It is the loyalty to life that heals.

– Stephanie Ericsson

Stephanie Ericsson Quote: “Time alone does not heal. It is the loyalty to life that heals.”

78. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

– Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell Quote: “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”

79. “To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.

– Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler Quote: “To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.”

80. “Grandma’s philosophy on life was be patient, support those you love, and celebrate all of their successes.

Grandma's philosophy on life was be patient, support those you love, and celebrate all of their successes.

81. “In life, we weep at the thought of death. In death, perhaps we weep at the thought of life.

– Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Quote: “In life, we weep at the thought of death. In death, perhaps we weep at the thought of life.”

82. “To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.

– Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler Quote: “To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.”

83. “Sally believed that faith was not for God’s benefit, but for your own.

Sally believed that faith was not for God's benefit, but for your own.

84. “He once explained to me that a life without love is like a broken pencil – pointless.

He once explained to me that a life without love is like a broken pencil - pointless.
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