Mourning Quotes

“Chieftain, farewell! The nation mourns thee. Mothers shall teach thy name to their lisping children. The youth of our land shall emulate thy virtues.”

“Bring flowers, pale flowers, on a bier to be laid.”

“How shall we mourn you who are killed and wasted, Sure that you would not have wished us to rage against the world?”

“Sorrow for a good man's death is in itself a good.”

“Grief is a process, not a state.”

“Grief is a process, not a destination.”

“The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.”

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.”

“We are not celebrating a victory... We are here to mourn the dead, British and Argentinian.”