347 FINAL Goodbye Inspirational Funeral Quotes (Wise)

William T Johnson Apr 19, 2023
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The loss of a loved one is never easy.


As we gather here today to say goodbye, let us take comfort in the inspiring words left behind by those who have gone before us.


Here are some final goodbye funeral quotes to help us through this difficult time:


1. "Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow." - Anonymous


2. "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure." - Unknown


3. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss


4. "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear." - Unknown

Honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please read these unique poems at the funeral, the wake after the funeral, family gathering or for yourself.

Click >>here<< now to get these special funeral poems for Mom.

funeral poems for mom

“Providing comfort during this time of grief and sadness.”

-Mary Jones

“These lines are a great help. I used them at my Mom's funeral. Everyone in the congregation was so moved…

It was wonderful and worthy of our Mum's memory. Thank you.”

-John Anderson

“These poems are exactly what I was looking for after the death of my beloved Mum.

They bring solace and allow you to see a broader perspective.”

-Charlotte Williams

Click >>here<< NOW to get these unique poems to use at the funeral, the wake, family gathering or for yourself. Pay a tribute in a special way!

"Losing a mother is one of the most difficult experiences that anyone can go through in life.

It can be hard to find the right words and express your feelings, but funeral poems for Mom can help provide comfort during this time of grief and sadness.

These my 35 funeral poems for Mom are sensitive heartfelt messages of love and sorrow.

Whether you’re looking for something short or long, religious or non-religious, these beautiful verses will honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please use in tribute to Your Dear Mother."

Yes, I Want These Poems to Pay Tribute in a Special Way!


5. "Grief is the price we pay for love." - Queen Elizabeth II


6. "What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." - Helen Keller


7. “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens


8. “When we are bereaved the comfort that comes from those around us is a great support and with it, in time, our grief can become more manageable.” – Queen Elizabeth II


9. “Say not in grief that she is no more but say in thankfulness that she was." - Hebrew Proverb


10. "Sometimes you need to let go so there’s room for better things to enter your life" - Unknown


11. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." - Irish Saying


12. "In tears or smiles, the volumes of my heart shall still be open unto thee" – William Shakespear


13. “Let memories fill your mind, warm memories that make you smile if only for awhile” – Unknown


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


15. “Time fruitlessly passes by, but our memories keep us close together forever” - Unknown


16. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day” – Unknown


17. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die" - Thomas Campbell


18. "When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure" - Anonymous


19. "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Martin Luther


20. "Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation." -- Rumi


21. "I will be with you in each moment of your sorrow and in every instant of joy." - Unknown


22. "Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity." – Mother Teresa


23. “Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than remember me and cry.” – Dr Seuss


24. “When someone we love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” - Anonymous

Honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please read these unique poems at the funeral, the wake after the funeral, family gathering or for yourself.

Click >>here<< now to get these special funeral poems for Mom.

funeral poems for mom

“Providing comfort during this time of grief and sadness.”

-Mary Jones

“These lines are a great help. I used them at my Mom's funeral. Everyone in the congregation was so moved…

It was wonderful and worthy of our Mum's memory. Thank you.”

-John Anderson

“These poems are exactly what I was looking for after the death of my beloved Mum.

They bring solace and allow you to see a broader perspective.”

-Charlotte Williams

Click >>here<< NOW to get these unique poems to use at the funeral, the wake, family gathering or for yourself. Pay a tribute in a special way!

"Losing a mother is one of the most difficult experiences that anyone can go through in life.

It can be hard to find the right words and express your feelings, but funeral poems for Mom can help provide comfort during this time of grief and sadness.

These my 35 funeral poems for Mom are sensitive heartfelt messages of love and sorrow.

Whether you’re looking for something short or long, religious or non-religious, these beautiful verses will honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please use in tribute to Your Dear Mother."

Yes, I Want These Poems to Pay Tribute in a Special Way!


25. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains"–Pierre Auguste Renoir


26. "Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart; For friendship doesn't count the

miles; It's measured by the heart." - Unknown


27. “In life we loved you dearly In death we do the same” – Unknown


28. “If tears could build a stairway, And memories were a lane We'd walk right up to heaven And bring you back again No farewell words were spoken No time to say goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why"– Anonymous


29 .”Love never dies; though we may be apart, it is engraved in the depths of our hearts.” – Unknown


30. “Though death may lie between us, love will last forever."– Unknown


31. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal” –

Unknown


32. “We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world and the best we can find in our travels is

an honest friend” – Robert Louis Stevenson


33. “The beauty of memories never fades even when a loved one departs from us” - Unknown


34. “If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words 'they're gone', instead say 'they will always be with me'–Vincent van Gogh


35. "If I had my life to live over again...I would find you sooner" - Unknown


36. "A bond between two people lives on forever, it doesn't matter if they are together or not."- Unknown


37. "Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life" – Bertolt Brecht


38 .“To have been loved so deeply…will give us some protection forever” - JK Rowling


39 ."Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you."-Veronica Roth


40. “No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye; you were gone before we knew it

and only God knows why” - Unknown


41. “Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day” – Unknown


42. "In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing." -

Robert Ingersoll


43. "To die will be an awfully big adventure"– J.M Barrie


44. “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come” – Rabindranath Tagore


45. “The memories we make with our family are everything” -Paris Hilton


46 ."If I had my life to live over again...I would find you sooner" –Unknown


47 . "When someone we love becomes a memory that memory becomes a treasure."–Anonymous


48 . “Some people come into our lives for just one moment but stay in our hearts forever."–Anonymous


49 . “Life brings tears smiles and memories: The tears dry, the smiles fade but the memories live on forever.” – Unknown


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


51. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal"–Anonymous


52. “Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity” - Terri Guillemets


53. “The pain of losing someone you love is not so much in the goodbye, but in knowing you will never see each other again” – Unknown


54. “Loved ones may go away, but their spirit will remain forever alive in our hearts” – Unknown


55. “Life is too short to be lived with regrets; cherish every moment spent with the people you love before it's too late” – Unknown


56. “Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day” – Unknown


57. “Love never dies, it is the one eternal thing that death cannot touch” – Unknown


58. “Remember me and smile for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry"– Dr Seuss


59. "The only things you take with you when you're gone are the things you leave behind" - John Allston


60. “Friends may come and go but family will always remain loyal no matter what happens."– Unknown


61. "Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


62 . "Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me."-John 14:1


63 . “Grief never ends... But it changes. It's a passage, not a place to stay"– Grief Healing Blogs


64 . "Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas; they live in one another still"-William Penn


65. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal” –Anonymous


66. “He who lives in our hearts will never die”– Unknown


67. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." - Anonymous


68. "Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end; they simply mean I'll miss you until we meet again" – Unknown


69. “The loss of someone dear to us is never easy yet it teaches us that every goodbye is just a hello in disguise-Anonymous"


70 . "Brief as life may be, its memories make it eternal." – Unknown


71 . “Those we have held in our arms for a little while, we hold in our hearts forever"-Unknown


72 . “When someone you love becomes a memory that memory becomes your treasure” - Life Tributes Funeral Home & Cremation Society


73 . “It's hard to forget someone who gave so much to remember"– Unknown


74 . "Your loved one may be gone from this world, but their legacy lives on in the hearts of those they touched" – Unknown


75. "Death ends a life, not a relationship."– Unknown


76. “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure" – Anonymous


77. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey” - Kenji Miyazawa


78. “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 Worthington Raymond


79 . “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered” - Elizabeth Kubler Ross


80 . “As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away" – All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot


81. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal."– Unknown


82. "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 Worthington Raymond


83. "Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings" –Anaïs Nin


84 . “Tears are the silent language of grief”– Voltaire


85 . "Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come." - Rabindranath Tagore


86 . “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope” – Martin Luther King Jr.


87. “Grief never ends…but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith…It is the price of love.” – Unknown


88. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains” - Pierre Auguste Renoir


89 . “What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose for all that we love deeply becomes part of us” - Helen Keller


90 . “Life goes on without you and sometimes it's hard to bear but no matter how difficult it may be I will always remember your love and care."– Unknown


91 . "Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with"– Mark Twain

Honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please read these unique poems at the funeral, the wake after the funeral, family gathering or for yourself.

Click >>here<< now to get these special funeral poems for Mom.

funeral poems for mom

“Providing comfort during this time of grief and sadness.”

-Mary Jones

“These lines are a great help. I used them at my Mom's funeral. Everyone in the congregation was so moved…

It was wonderful and worthy of our Mum's memory. Thank you.”

-John Anderson

“These poems are exactly what I was looking for after the death of my beloved Mum.

They bring solace and allow you to see a broader perspective.”

-Charlotte Williams

Click >>here<< NOW to get these unique poems to use at the funeral, the wake, family gathering or for yourself. Pay a tribute in a special way!

"Losing a mother is one of the most difficult experiences that anyone can go through in life.

It can be hard to find the right words and express your feelings, but funeral poems for Mom can help provide comfort during this time of grief and sadness.

These my 35 funeral poems for Mom are sensitive heartfelt messages of love and sorrow.

Whether you’re looking for something short or long, religious or non-religious, these beautiful verses will honor your Mother's memory in a special way.

Please use in tribute to Your Dear Mother."

Yes, I Want These Poems to Pay Tribute in a Special Way!


92 . “No one can ever take away the memories of those we have loved and lost. They may be

gone, but they will never be forgotten”– Unknown


93. “Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." - Vicki Harrison


94 . "The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered."


95. “Your memories will be part of my life’s journey forever.” – nonymous


96. “Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say goodbye till it be morrow” - William Shakespeare


97. “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 Worthington Raymond


98. "We can all take comfort in knowing there are no goodbyes for us where he/she has gone."– Unknown


99. "In the night of death hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing"– Robert Ingersoll


100 . “The pain passes but the beauty remains” – Pierre August Renoir

101. "Death ends a life, not a relationship." - Mitch Albom


102. “The loss is immeasurable but so is the love left behind.” – Unknown


103. “You can shed tears that he/she is gone or you can smile because he/she lived” – Dr Seuss


104 . “A heart of stars lighting up the sky, your spirit will forever fly” – Unknown


105 . “Your soul gave the world beauty and grace, I am sending my love to a special place”– Unknown


106 . "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day." - Author Unknown


107. "If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart; I'll stay there forever"– Winnie The Pooh


108. “Time passes swiftly but memories last forever”- Anonymous


109. "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard" - A A Milne


110 . "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted"–Matthew 5:4


111. "Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world" - Dorothy Day


112. “Those we love never truly leave us, John Watson” – Sherlock Holmes


113. “I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil” – JRR Tolkien


114. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal”– Unknown


115. "If you're going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill


116 . "It's so important that we take time to remember our loved ones who have passed on."– Unknown


117 . “Tears are God's gift to us, our holy water. They heal us as they flow" –Rudy Francis Rivera


118 . “The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths."-Elizabeth Kubler Ross


119 . “Live your life while you have it; life is a splendid gift there is nothing small about it” – Florence Nightingale


120. “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” – Leo Buscaglia


121. “Grieve for the moments shared, rejoice in the memories created and find peace in knowing they will never be forgotten” – Unknown


122. "The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love: it is perhaps the price we pay for love, the cost of commitment."-C S Lewis


123 . “Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same"- Emily Brontë


124 . "You can close your eyes to things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to things you don't want to feel"–Johnny Depp


125 . "Love knows no boundaries; even death cannot separate those whose hearts remain united"–Paulo Coelho


126 . “In life we loved you dearly; In death we do the same” - Unknown


127. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey” – Kenji Miyazawa


128. “The death of a beloved is an amputation” – C S Lewis


129. “Memories are like stars, you can't always see them but they're always there”– Unknown


130. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal” - Unknown


131. “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure” – Unknown


132. “I miss the days when I was your mission and not just an option” - Unknown

133. “As long as we can laugh together, you will never really be gone"– Author Unknown


134 . "If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again."–Author Unknown


135 . "The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon for each day to have something to look forward to"- Jon Krakauer


136 . “Our greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness which inexorably leads us towards death."- Stanislav Grof


137. “Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity” - Mother Teresa


138 . "Death isn't sad; however it's lovely as far as life has meanings".― John Greenleaf Whittier


139 . "Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved and missed and very dear" - Unknown


140. “Death ends a life, not a relationship” – Mitch Albom


141. “The only way to deal with death is to accept it as part of life”– Unknown


142 . "The pain passes, but the beauty remains" - Auguste Renoir


143 . "It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness" - Charles Spurgeon


144 . “Heaven can wait for there will be no end to our friendship"- Anonymous


145 . “Grieve not for what has passed, but find joy in what remains” - Unknown


146. "Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."- Haruki Murakami


147 . “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure” - Unknown


148. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains” – Auguste Renoir


149 . “Remember me with smiles and laughter for that is how I will remember you all"– Author Unknown


150. “Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day unseen and unheard, but always near still loved, still missed and very dear."– Anonymous


151. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal” - Unknown


152. “The life of the dead is placed in the memories of the living."– Cicero


153. “Those we have held in our arms for a short while, we hold in our hearts forever"– Author Unknown


154. "In loving memory of someone so dear, whose presence we miss and voice we still hear."- Unknown


155 . “It takes a minute to find someone special, an hour to appreciate them, and an entire day to love them—but it only takes one moment for them to be gone from your life forever” –Unknown


156 . "Death is nothing at all… I have only slipped away into the next room."- Henry Scott Holland


157 . "We will grieve not because he has gone but rejoice that he was here"- Author unknown


158. “Sometimes you just feel like saying goodbye…" –Anonymous


159 . "Missing you never ends… For every day spent apart makes me question when this pain will end" - Anonymous


160. "When something happens that reminds


161. "Life has to end, but love lives on forever" - Unknown


162. "We may have lost a loved one, but we have found an angel in heaven" - Unknown


163. "The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart" – Helen Keller


164. "What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose … For all that we love deeply becomes a part of us."–Helen Keller


165. “If you keep looking at the sky long enough, your eyes will adjust to its brightness and you'll find peace”- Anonymous


166 . “Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up”― Ralph Waldo Emerson


167 . “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come” – Rabindranath Tagore


168 . “I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death… They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make"-Unknown


169 . “A life well lived can take many forms: sacrifice for others or adventure for oneself, service to a cause or pursuit of excellence, but the measure of success is not what we achieve in life, but how much love and joy we put into it” – Unknown


170 . “No one really ever dies, as long as they are remembered"– Author Unknown.


171. "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live" – Norman Cousins


172. “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross


173 . “What we have once enjoyed, and deeply loved, we can never lose, for all that we love becomes a part of us” – Helen Keller


174 . “Eternity has no depths but those which our thoughts give it"– Jean Paul Richter


175 . "Sometimes our hearts need time to accept what our minds already know." - Unknown


176 . "Life has to end but memories last forever" - Unknown


177 . “We do not die because we have to; We only die because we forget how to live”–Anonymous


178. "Loss leaves us empty and broken at first, but if filled back up with love it can be beautiful again"- Anonymous


179 . "To everything there is a season… A time for every purpose under Heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1


180 . “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day… Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.” – Anonymous.


181. "The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love" - Unknown


182. “Grief never ends...but it changes. It's a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith… It is the price of love” – Unknown


183 . “Tears are words that need to be written”–Paulo Coelho


184 . “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure"–Author Unknown


185 . “Time doesn't take away from us the love we have shared; no matter how far apart we may be”


186. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal" - Author Unknown


187. “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living” – Marcus Tullius Cicero


188. “Life is for service, not for self”- Henry Scott Holland


189. "What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose; For all that we love deeply becomes apart of us" - Helen Keller


190. “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory become a treasure"-Author Unknown


191 . "Sadness flies away on the wings of time" - Jean de la Fontaine


192 . “God has given us memories so that we might have June roses in December”– Robert Louis Stevenson


193 . “No matter how hard it may be now to accept our loss, only through embracing grief can we truly find peace afterwards." – Bessie Stanley


194 . "Remember me with smiles and laughter for that's how I'll remember you all.-Larry Wilde


195 . "If tears could build a stairway and memories createa lane I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again" - Author Unknown.


196 . “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because dawn has come” – Rabindranath Tagore.


197. “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


198 . "When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure" - Author Unknown


199. “Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears… but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you”– Isla Paschal Richardson


200 . “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them”– Unknown


201 . “Time passes quickly enough; memories stay forever" - Anonymous


202 . "The pain will end one day..but the memories will last forever"-Anonymous


203. “Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves” – Sir James Barrie


204. "When someone you know becomes part of your history they are never forgotten" - Anonymous


205. “Death leaves heartache no one can heal; Love leaves memories no one can steal."-Unknown


206. “The only thing that can heal our hearts is the love we have for each other.”–Anonymous


207 . “Grief shared is grief diminished, joy shared is joy increased”–Author Unknown


208. “Life has to end but memories last forever" - Unknown


209. “When someone you care about passes away, it's like a piece of you dies with them. But it's also a reminder to cherish your time with those still here” –Author Unknown


210. "Memories may fade over time, but they remain dear in our hearts." - Anonymous.


211. “The memories we make with a loved one is something that death cannot take away” – Unknown


212. “Grief is the price we pay for love” - Queen Elizabeth II


213. "Hold tight to memories for comfort, lean on your friends and family for strength, and always remember how much you are cared about" - Anonymous


214. “Loss makes us more aware of what's important in life”– Unknown


215. "Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that's how I'll remember you all." -Larry Wilde


216 . "No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it and only God knows why" - Author Unknown.


217 . “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again” – Charles Dickens


218 . “Time passes quickly enough; memories stay forever." - Anonymous


219 . "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near — still loved, still missed, and very dear." - Anonymous


220. “Death ends a life—not a relationship” – Mitch Albom


221. "When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure"-Anonymous


222 . “It's amazing how much one can miss someone who was once an important


223. “The Heart that loves, never forgets” – Author Unknown


224. “Love leaves a memory no one can steal" -Author Unknown


225. "No matter how hard it may be now to accept our loss, only through embracing grief can we truly find peace afterwards." - Bessie Stanley


226 . “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because dawn has come” – Rabindranath Tagore


227 . “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


228 . "Life has to end but memories last forever" - Unknown


229. “When someone you care about passes away, it's like a piece of you dies with them. But it's also a reminder to cherish your time with those still here” –Author Unknown


230. "Hold tight to memories for comfort, lean on your friends and family for strength, and always remember how much you are cared about" - Anonymous


231 . “Grief shared is grief diminished, joy shared is joy increased”–Author Unknown


232. “Memories serve as a reminder of life’s most beautiful moments and the loved ones who shared them with us” – Unknown


233. “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again” – Charles Dickens


234. “Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, and the things you never want to lose" - Kevin Arnold


235. "Time passes quickly enough; memories stay forever" - Anonymous


236 . "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near — still loved, still missed, and very dear." - Anonymous


237 . “The heart that loves, never forgets” – Author Unknown


238. "Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that's how I'll remember you all" -Larry Wilde


239. “Love leaves a memory no one can steal" -Author Unknown


240. “No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it and only God knows why” - Author Unknown.


241. “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because dawn has come” – Rabindranath Tagore


242. “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


243. "Life has to end but memories last forever" - Unknown


244 . “When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure” – Anonymous


245. “Grief shared is grief diminished, joy shared is joy increased”–Author Unknown


246 . “Memories serve as a reminder of life’s most beautiful moments and the loved ones who shared them with us” – Unknown


247. “Death ends a life—not a relationship” – Mitch Albom


248. “Loss makes us more aware of what's important in life" - Author Unknown.


249. “Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow” –Author Unknown


250. “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, but a day to love them and the whole life to forget them” – Anonymous.


251. “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun” – Christopher McCandless


252. “It's important that we honor the ones we love by continuing on with life in their memory" -

Author Unknown


253. “Loss makes us more aware of what's important in life" - Author Unknown.


254. "Memories are timeless treasures of the heart that never fade away though you may be apart" - Anonymous


255. “Those we love remain with us forever; cherished memories never part" –Author Unknown


256. "Where there is deep grief, there was great love” –Author Unknown


257 . “Life teaches us how to live it… but only those who truly loved teach us how to survive loss” —Unknown


258 . "Grief can't be shared until it is felt."- William Wordsworth


259 . "Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow”–Author Unknown


260 . "Love and memories last forever, they never die though you may be apart" - Anonymous.


261 . “No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible” – George Chakiris


262. “Memories keep us close to those we love even when they are far away” –Unknown


263. “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, but a day to love them and the whole life to forget them” –Anonymous


264 . "Don't grieve for me, for I am free; I'm following the path God has laid you see; I took His hand when I heard his call; He said: my child, come home to me." - Anonymous


265. “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again” – Charles Dickens


266 . “A wonderful thing is memory, it doesn’t just recall what we wish to forget” – Unknown


267 . "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal" - Author Unknown.


268. “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose; all that we love deeply becomes part of us” – Helen Keller


269. “Time passes but memories last forever" -Anonymous


270. "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure” -

Anonymous.


271. “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 Worthington Raymond


272. “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me” – Jesus Christ


273. “You are the star by which my spirit's steered you are the master of my sea” - Christopher

McCandless


274. “We can never lose hope because when we least expect it, peace arrives like dawn break" - Unknown


275 . "I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


276 . "The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, but writes another"— Sir James M Barrie


277 . "When somebody dies that has been close to us we must learn to live with this missing part inside us like an amputation."- Pope John Paul II


278 . "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies ahead of us"

279. "When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time — the way the mail stops coming" -John Irving


280. “Every person's life is worth every moment” – Author Unknown


281. “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 Worthington Raymond


282. “Death leaves heartache no one can heal-love leaves memories no one can steal” –Author Unknown


283 . "The sun still shines, but part of its light has gone out with him."- Anonymous


284 . "In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to everyone & even the wisest knows nothing but grief"- Euripides


285 . “Mourn not for me nor wish that I had stayed behind but cherish my memory forever in your hearts instead" -Anonymous


286 . "It's hard to forget someone who gave us so much to remember."- Anonymous


287 ."Those we have held in our arms for a short while, we hold in our hearts forever" - Anonymous.


288 . “Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith… it is the price of love” –Author Unknown


289. "In our hearts you will live forever, remembered with love and pride."- Anonymous


290 . “The grief that does not speak whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break” – William Shakespeare


291 . “Life has to end, but love doesn't die.” — Anonymous.


292. "When someone you love passes away, it's like a part of you goes with them" - Author Unknown


293 . “I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


294 . “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-Exupéry


295 . “Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.” - Author Unknown


296. "The memories of a person that has passed away remain alive forever". - Anonymous.

297."Death may be the greatest of all human blessings" -- Socrates.


298 . “Grief is the price we pay for love.” –Queen Elizabeth II


299. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." - Unknown


300. “Life is eternal and love is immortal; death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight" – Rossiter Worthington Raymond.


301 . “The griefs that we have are more precious than the joys which we have lost” – Joseph

Addison


302. "Life is eternal and love is immortal; death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight." -Rossiter Worthington Raymond.


303. "Death creates silence in our hearts, but it can also create courage to move forward." - Author Unknown


304. “Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow” – Author Unknown


305 . “Time will heal all wounds, so cherish those you hold dear before they go away forever.” - Unknown


306 . “The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love” – Author Unknown


307 . “While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.” - John Taylor


308 . "Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come." - Rabindranath Tagore


309. “Life goes on… even after a loved one passes away… but their love and memory will remain forever in your heart.”- Author Unknown


310 . "Those we have held in our arms for a short while, we hold in our hearts forever" - Author Unknown.


311 . “Death is but a path that must be taken. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it…” – J.R.R Tolkien


312 . “In the night of death hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing." - Robert Ingersoll


313 . "Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." - John 14:1


314 . “If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again” – Author Unknown


315 . “Even though they are gone, they will never be forgotten.” – Author Unknown


316 . “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal”– Author Unknown


317 . "The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love" - Author Unknown.

318. "Life has to end, but love doesn't die." — Anonymous.

319. “God gave us memories so we may have roses in December” – James M Barrie


320. “Death…is nothing at all; I have only slipped away into the next room” – Henry Scott Holland.


321. “Death is not the greatest loss in life, the greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live” – Norman Cousins


322 . "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay awhile, make footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same." -Author Unknown


323 . “In life we loved you dearly; In death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one else can fill”– Author Unknown


324 . “The memories of a person that has passed away remain alive forever” – Anonymous.

325."No one knows the silent heartache, only those who have lost can tell, of the grief that's borne in silence, for the one we loved so well.” – Author Unknown.


326. “If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever”– Author Unknown


327 . “Death is nothing at all…I have only slipped away into the next room” - Henry Scott Holland


328 . “Love remembers long after death has taken its toll.” -Author Unknown


329 . "Although it seems like an eternal night when someone close dies, the sun will come up again." -Unknown


330 . “Those we love don't go away; They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near; Still loved, still


331. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – Irish Proverb


332. “Life is not always perfect. It is sometimes hard and painful. But at some point you have to realize that it's okay to move on. That's the only way life gets better. Goodbyes are never easy, but they are part of life." - Unknown


333. "Don't be dismayed at goodbyes, a farewell is necessary before you can meet again." - Richard Bach


334. "Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass,of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind." - William Wordsworth


335. “Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you…I loved you so—’twas Heaven here with you.” – Isla Paschal Richardson


336. "Death ends a life, not a relationship." - Mitch Albom


337. "Though death may take us apart for a time, we are still held close in the circle of love that binds us together." - Author Unknown


338. “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.” – Unknown


339. "Death cannot stop true love; all it can do is delay it for a while." - William Penn


340. “Life has to end, but love doesn’t die” - Anonymous .


341. “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” – C.S. Lewis


342. “Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay." - Gail Sheehy


343. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal." - Unknown


344. "You don't get over it because 'it' is the person you loved.... You live with it, because without them you have to change your life and make new meaning without them" - Unknown


345. “Those we love remain with us, for love itself lives on. And cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, far as long as there is memory they’ll live on in the heart.” - Unknown


346. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." - Unknown


347. "The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of joys and it's something we all have to work through in our own way and in our own time." - Unknown


We hope these goodbye funeral quotes bring some comfort during this difficult time and help you to appreciate the life that has been lived.


Remembering your loved one with a heartfelt quote can make all the difference when it comes to expressing how much they meant to you and the sadness of their passing.


There is no right or wrong way to say goodbye—just do what feels right for you in the moment. And don’t forget: although life goes on without your beloved, his or her spirit lives on forever.


These words of wisdom can help us find comfort during this tough time, and remind us that even though our loved ones may no longer be with us physically, their spirit and memory will live on forever.


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