Welcome to our collection of burial quotes, where poignant words and timeless reflections encapsulate the solemnity and significance of laying loved ones to rest. Burial, an age-old ritual spanning cultures and civilizations, holds deep symbolic meaning, representing the transition from earthly existence to spiritual continuation. Throughout history, poets, philosophers, and thinkers have sought to articulate the emotions and profundity associated with this universal human experience.
In this curated selection, you will find an array of quotes that evoke contemplation, solace, and reverence. From the eloquent musings of literary giants to the heartfelt sentiments of unknown authors, each quote offers a glimpse into the spectrum of emotions surrounding burial rites. Whether grappling with grief, seeking comfort, or honoring cherished memories, these words serve as a testament to the enduring power of language in capturing the complexities of loss and remembrance.
Explore these quotes to find solace, inspiration, or simply a moment of reflection. Whether you seek words to accompany a eulogy, to inscribe on a headstone, or to share in a memorial tribute, may these quotes provide comfort and resonance in times of mourning and commemoration.
All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial. Christopher Marlowe
By mere burial man arrives not at bliss; and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range, they will seek for happiness as vainly as they sought it here, who seek it in aught else than that which so closely surrounds them here – the Infinite. Johann Gottlieb Fichte
There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating. Alfred Hitchcock
I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing ‘Burial Rites,’ I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry. Hannah Kent
The term ‘epitaph’ itself means ‘something to be spoken at a burial or engraved upon a tomb.’ When an epitaph is a poem written for a tomb, and appears in a book, we are aware that we are not reading it in its proper form: we are reading a reproduction. The original of the epitaph is the tomb itself, with its words cut into the stone. James Fenton
I don’t believe in funerals. I believe in celebrating life, and showing people, while they’re alive, how much I care about them. And I don’t believe in this business of burial. I’m an organ donor. Whether its my skin or my eyeballs, use whatever bits are intact and put the rest in the garbage. Carmen Dell’Orefice
I played a couple first-class matches at Carlton and Guaracara Park and it was a real burial ground for the fast bowlers. Brian Lara
Asceticism doesn’t lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn’t lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities. Guru Nanak
As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful and proper burial for their loved ones. Jon Porter
Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Evidence pointing to eagle hunting’s antiquity comes from Scythian and other burial mounds of nomads who roamed the steppes 3,000 years ago and whose artifacts abound in eagle imagery. Adrienne Mayor
In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn’t settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial. Caitlin Doughty
So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater. George Jean Nathan
Basically, I don’t ever move too far past the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, because it’s of first importance. And I make sure it’s of first importance with anyone I’m talking to. It all comes down to that, really, when you get right down to it. So it’s not complex. Jesus removed our sins and guarantees we can be raised from the dead. Phil Robertson
In 1932, the predecessor organization, the CDC, took 299 black sharecroppers from the South who had syphilis. They offered them free healthcare, hot lunches, and free burial. They said you can only come to us for healthcare. These were men who were sharecroppers, and they had syphilis. They were never told they had syphilis. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
As there is no spiking-the-football exception to our open-records laws, Judicial Watch initiated a federal court battle with the administration over the release of postmortem images of bin Laden and his alleged burial at sea. Tom Fitton
I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes’ cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites. Tony Hillerman
A man who dies, no matter how terrible his crime was, must be brought to burial. Ayman Odeh
The mystery at the center of ‘Burial Rites’ is not who killed whom on the night of March 13, 1828. It is the mystery each of us encounters: Can we every truly know another? Can we ever truly know ourselves? Hannah Kent
It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do. Harold Brodkey
Whether we’re looking at the burial box of St. James, a fragment of the True Cross, the Shroud of Turin, or some bones supposedly belonging to John the Baptist, there is always excitement and distrust, faith and doubt. Jay Parini
I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud. Caitlin Doughty
Not only is natural burial by far the most ecologically sound way to perish, it doubles down on the fear of fragmentation and loss of control. Making the choice to be naturally buried says, ‘Not only am I aware that I’m a helpless, fragmented mass of organic matter, I celebrate it. Vive la decay!’ Caitlin Doughty
If you chose to live in a home that is living on intersecting laylines, and you’re living on an Indian burial ground and having paranormal experiences that are bothersome, you’re not going to get rid of them. They’ve taken ownership of that home and that area. Zak Bagans
My parent’s house, to be honest, is like a snail’s disco. It’s a fine house but my parents are very eccentric. Also that house might be built on an Ancient Egyptian burial ground or something, because the plague of insects that hit that house as we were growing up. Natasia Demetriou
I do like Burial; he’s so curiously clumsy, you can’t help but be moved. It’s so un-Hollywood, and the rhythms are so un-danceable. Brian Eno
