Don’t grieve for me for now I’m free, I’m following the path God laid for me.Author UnknownTraditional attribution
Grief, remembrance, and comfort
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest.Chinese proverbTraditional attribution
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:4 RSV)Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Remember the man who served his almighty Creator, his country, his community, and most of all, his family.Bessie Anderson StanleyAttributed in the original GADEL collection
While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.John TaylorAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Let us all understand that death is not an eraser.Russell AndrewsAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I have died many a death in love, and yet, had I not loved I would never have lived at all.David LasaterAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I shall not die of a cold.Rabindranath TagoreAttributed in the original GADEL collection
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. RaymondAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Is death the last sleep? No – it is the last and final awakening.Sir Walter ScottAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Time goes, death comes.Dutch proverbTraditional attribution
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.SenecaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.Chinese proverbTraditional attribution
He set me free.Author UnknownTraditional attribution
I’ll greet you with a smile and welcome you homeAuthor UnknownTraditional attribution
Miss me–but let me go.Author UnknownTraditional attribution
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.Willa CatherAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Death is not extinguishing the light. It is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.Rabindranath TagoreAttributed in the original GADEL collection
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.Indian proverbTraditional attribution
Life is a dream walking, death is going home.Chinese proverbTraditional attribution
Original collection & source
Original title: Loss of a Loved One Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Prayers and Poems for the Bereaved
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