Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld Category: Funerals
A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. – Irvin S. Cobb Category: Funerals
There is little much beyond the grave, but the strong are saying nothing until they see. – Robert Frost Category: Funerals
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – George Orwell Category: Humankind
Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him. – Erich Fromm Category: Miscellaneous
Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes. – William Winwood Reade Category: Humankind