Quotes
40 Quotes and Readings for a Eulogy
July 16, 2026 · 1 min read
A well-chosen line can give a eulogy a place to rest. Use one, not five — and let your own words carry the weight.
On love and memory
"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." — Helen Keller
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." — Thomas Campbell
On a life well lived
"Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there, I do not sleep." — Mary Elizabeth Frye
"The song is ended, but the melody lingers on." — Irving Berlin
On grief
"Grief is just love with no place to go."
"Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around." — Edna St. Vincent Millay
How to use a quote well
Put it where it belongs
A quote works best as a doorway into your own story, or as the final note — not as the opening line.
Make it theirs
If your loved one had a saying of their own, use that instead. A phrase they actually said will always beat a famous author.
Keep it short
One or two lines. The room came to hear about your person, not to attend a poetry reading.
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