Certainly! Here are 25 sayings that are appropriate to share at a celebration of life event. These sayings capture sentiments of love, remembrance, and the enduring impact of a cherished life.
1. In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. — Abraham Lincoln
2. The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. — Thornton Wilder
3. What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us. — Helen Keller
4. Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. — Unknown
5. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. — Thomas Campbell
6. When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure. — Unknown
7. Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. — Renee Wood
8. Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts. — Unknown
9. Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow. — Unknown
10. Grief is the price we pay for love. — Queen Elizabeth II
11. What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us. — Helen Keller
12. Wherever a beautiful soul has been, there is a trail of beautiful memories. — Unknown
13. How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. — A.A. Milne
14. The song is ended, but the melody lingers on. — Irving Berlin
15. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. — Irish Proverb
16. The life given us by nature is short, but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal. — Cicero
17. Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. — Eskimo Proverb
18. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. — Helen Keller
19. Say not in grief that they are gone, but give thanks that they were yours. — Hebrew Proverb
20. What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness. — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
21. We do not remember days, we remember moments. — Cesare Pavese
22. A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again. — Maya Angelou
23. There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. — Mahatma Gandhi
24. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. — Thomas Campbell
25. The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one. — Seneca
Summary
These sayings offer a range of reflections on love, memory, and the legacy left by those who have passed away. Sharing these sentiments at a celebration of life event can help provide comfort, evoke cherished memories, and remind attendees of the enduring presence of their loved one. Each saying serves to honor the life that was lived and the indelible mark left on the hearts of those who knew them.
