Quotes to Send With Funeral Flowers

By: Matthew Funeral Home
Monday, July 15, 2019

Many people are unsure of what to say in card that comes with a funeral flower arrangement. It can be hard to avoid sounding like a cliche, and the message should be somewhat personal. Below is a list of heartfelt and empathetic quotes that might go well on the card with the funeral arrangement.

“To live in hearts we leave behind. Is not to die.” - Thomas Campbell

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

“Unable are the loved to die.  For love is immortality.” - Emily Dickinson

“The song is ended but the melody lingers on” - Irving Berlin

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give” - Winston Churchill

“It is not length of life, but depth of life.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Tis after death that we measure men.” - James Barron Hope

“A human life is a story told by God” - Hans Christian Andersen

“Good men must die, but death can not kill their names.” - Proverb

“Blessed are those who mourn; for they shall be comforted.” - Matthew 5:4

“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” - J.K. Rowling

“Death is the veil which those who live call life: They sleep, and it is lifted.” - Percy Bysshe Shelley

 

For almost 50 years, Matthew Funeral Home has been serving the Staten Island community. We can help with almost every aspect of your loved one’s memorial service. Our family is here to serve yours, every step of the way.

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