Tribute Quotes

Don't grieve for me, for now I am free; I'm following the path God laid for me.

Don't Grieve For Me

I won't be far away, for life goes on. Just listen with your heart and you'll hear my love all around you.

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Won't Be Far Away (I)

Life is eternal and love is immortal,and death is only a horizon.
And a horizon is nothing save the limits of our sights.

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Life Is Eternal

The life of one we love is never lost. Its influence goes on through all the lives it ever touched.

- Christopher Holloway

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The Life of One We Love

He had the heart that cared completely. He had the smile that brought so much pleasure. He had the love that brought joy beyond measure.

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Had The Heart (He)

She had the heart that cared completely. She had the smile that brought so much pleasure. She had the love that brought joy beyond measure.

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Had The Heart (She)

Be honest, just and true. Then no road will be too long, not hill too steep for you.

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Be Honest, Just and True

A light from our household is gone, a voice we love is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts that never can be filled.

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A Light From Our Household

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.

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Weeping May Endure for The Night

We won't be far away, for life goes on. Just listen with your heart and you'll hear our love all around you.

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Won't Be Far Away (We)

You came into our lives, for a little while. You left footprints on our hearts, and we will never be the same.

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You Came Into Our Lives

A bad day fishing is better than a good day working.

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Bad Day Fishing

For everything there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under Heaven.

-Ecclesiastes 3:1

For Everything There is a Season

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
~ John 3:16

For God So Loved the World

Choose this day whom ye will serve;

but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

-Joshua 24:15

Choose This Day Who Ye Will Serve

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalm 91:1

He That Dwelleth in the Secret Place

No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him
- I Corinthians 2:9

No Eye Has Seen, Nor Ear Heard

Gone Fishing.

Gone Fishing

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference.

Serenity Prayer

May the roads rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back, may the sunshine warm your face,

And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Irish Blessing

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond's glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn's rain.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

- John 11:25

I Am the Ressurection and the LIfe

Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God- believe also in me.

- John 11:25

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

In my fathers house are many mansions.

- John 14:2

In My Father's House

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.

- John 14:27

Peace I Leave With You

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

- Psalm 23:4

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou are with me.

- Psalm 23:4

Yea, Though I Walk Through the Valley

I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

- Psalm 23:6

I Will Dwell in the House

Death is swallowed up in victory.

- I Corinthians 15:54

Death is Swallowed Up In Victory

O death, where is thy sting?

O grave, where is thy victory?

- I Corinthians 15:55

Oh Death, Where is Thy Sting

Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

- I Corinthians 15:57

Thanks Be To God

Thou will keep him in perfect peace.

- Isaiah 26:3

Though Will Keep Him In Perfect Peace

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death.

- Revelation 21:4

And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears

Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto me: for such is the kingdom of Heaven.

- Matthew 19:4

Suffer Little Children

Only God can fully satisfy the hungry heart of man.

- Hugh Black

Only God Can Fully Satisfy

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations.

- Elton Trueblood

Faith is not Belief Without Proof

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all:

But whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

- Martin Luther

I Have Held Many Things

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, pure, simple and useful life.

- Booker T. Washington

There Is No Power On Earth

Lord, thou madest us for thyself, and we can find no rest till we find rest in thee.

- St. Augustine

Lord, Thou Madest Us For Thyself

In that resplendent will of Thine I calmly rest: triumphantly I make it mine and count it best.

- James Mudge

In That Resplendent Will

Every mans life is a plan of God.

- Horace Bushnell

Every Man's Life

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands now rest.

God broke our heats to prove to us..He only takes the best.

Golden Heart

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred... let me sow your love.
Where there is injury...pardon.
Where there is discord...union.
Where there is doubt...faith.
Where there is despair...hope.
Where there is darkness...light.
Where there is sadness...joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled...as to console;
to be understood...as to understand;
to be loved...as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
- St. Francis

Prayer of St. Francis

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Twenty-Third Psalm

God hath not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

But God hath promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.

Undying Love

The future belongs to those who believe int he beauty of their dreams.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

The Future Belongs to Those Who Believe

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

What Lies Behind Us

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Love Does Not Consist In Gazing At Each Other

Even in the desolate wilderness, stars can still shine.

- Aoi Jiyuu Shiroi Nozomi

Even In The Desolate Wilderness

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.

- William Shakespeare

It Is Not In The Stars To Hold Our Destiny

We can do no great things--only small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa

We Can Do No Great Things

Dreams are but thoughts until their effects be tried.

- William Shakespeare 

Dreams Are But Thoughts

We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through the fabric of illusion.
- Ansel Adams    

We All Move On The Fringes Of Eternity

Courage is being scared to death- and saddling up anyway.
- John Wayne

Courage Is Being Scared To Death

When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.

- Sufi epigram

When The Heart Grieves Over What It Has Lost

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

- G.K Chesterton

Angels Can Fly

Another leaf has fallen, another soul gone.
But still we have God’s promises, in every robin’s song.  

For He is in His Heaven, and though He takes away, He always leaves to mortals, the bright sun’s kindly ray.

He leaves the fragrant blossoms, and lovely forests, green.
And gives us new found comfort, when we, on Him, will lean.

Another Leaf Has Fallen

Every blade in the field.

Every leaf in the forest lays down its life in its season,

As beautifully as it was taken up.

- Thoreau

Every Blade In The Grass

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Thee Lord, my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake, I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take.

Amen.

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

The time has come for me  to leave this life.  
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day.
- II Timothy 4:6-8

The Time Has Come

May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows your're dead.

May You Be In Heaven

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death.

- Leonardo da Vinci

As A Well-Spent Day

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

- J.K Rowling

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To The Well-Organized Mind

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude.

- Thornton Wilder

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The Highest Tribute To The Dead

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that is all.

- William Goldman

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Life Isn't Fair

The idea is to die young, as late as possible.

- Ashley Montagu

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The Idea Is To Die Young

Death must be so beautiful. 
To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head and listen to the silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.
- Oscar Wilde

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Death Must Be So Beautiful

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

- Oscar Wilde

Life Is Pleasant

To awake from death is to die in peace.

- Isaac Asimov

To Awake From Death

You are free.

You Are Free

Heaven is a beautiful place because they've got you.

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Heaven Is A Beautiful Place

How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

- Winnie the Pooh

How Lucky Am I

It takes a moment to say hello and forever to say goodbye.

It Takes A Minute To Say Hello

Remember me and smile, for it is better to forget that to remember me and cry.

- Dr. Seuss

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Remember Me And Smile

Days will pass and turn into years, but I will always remember you with silent tears.

Days Will Pass And Turn Into Years

You and I will meet again, when we’re least expecting it. One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face. I won’t say goodbye my friend, for you and I will meet again.
- Tom Petty

You And I Will Meet Again

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.

- Mahatma Gandhi

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There Are No Goodbyes For Us

We did not see you close your eyes, we did not see you die, all we knew was that you were gone, without a last goodbye. 
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It was a sudden parting, too bitter to forget, only those who loved you, are the ones who will never forget. 
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The happy hours we once enjoyed, how sweet their memories still, but death has left a vacant place, this world can never fill. 
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Your life was one of kindly deeds, a helping hand for others’ needs, sincere and true in heart and mind, beautiful memories left behind.

We Did Not See You Close Your Eyes

In our minds we always knew this time would come to pass. 
But knowing it, and living it, has come and gone so fast. 
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Goodbyes are often hard to say, they hurt so very much. Though you’re not gone. You still remain, in the minds, hearts, and lives you’ve touched.
- Angela Williams

The happy hours we once enjoyed, how sweet their memories still, but death has left a vacant place, this world can never fill. 
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Your life was one of kindly deeds, a helping hand for others’ needs, sincere and true in heart and mind, beautiful memories left behind.

In Our Minds We Always Knew

I thought I was stronger than a word, but I just discovered that having to say goodbye to you is by far the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

- Colleen Hoover

I Thought I Was Stronger Than A Word

At every turning of my life I came across good friends, friends who stood by me even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell my friends I smile and bid you goodbye. 
No, shed no tears for I need them not - all I need is your smile.
If you feel sad do think of me- for that’s what I’ll like.
When you live in the hearts of those you love
Remember then - You never die.
- Rabindranath Tagore

At Every Turning Of My Life