Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show

Quote by Matthew Arnold

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Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Miracles do not happen. .

Miracles do not happen. .

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.

You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.

Funeral by funeral, theory advances

Funeral by funeral, theory advances

The bitterest tear shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone

The bitterest tear shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

You needn't be trying to comfort me, I tell you my dolly is dead! There's...

You needn't be trying to comfort me, I tell you my dolly is dead! There's...

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every...

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every...

Fascism is a religious concept

Fascism is a religious concept

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart...

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart...

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad...

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad...