Isaac Butt quotes

“Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible.”
-- Isaac Butt

#Funeral Quotes #Littles Quotes #Birth Quotes

“It's important to attend funerals. It is important to view the body, they say, and to see it committed to earth or fire because unless you do that, the loved one dies for you again and again.”

Source : Ann-Marie MacDonald (2011). “Fall On Your Knees”, p.487, Simon and Schuster

“A thousand times over, the death knell of the Bible has been sounded, the funeral procession formed, the inscription cut on the tombstone, and committal read. But somehow the corpse never stays put.”

“I've never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2011). “A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment”, p.937, Simon and Schuster

“I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.”

“Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.”

“Life is like a sandwich! Birth as one slice, and death as the other. What you put in-between the slices is up to you. Is your sandwich tasty or sour?”

“Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.”

“But pain is hard to put into words and in life there is always pain. It’s as natural as birth or death. Pain makes us who we are, it teaches us and tames us, it can destroy and it can save.”

Source : Anna McPartlin (2008). “Pack Up the Moon”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

“Vickie Lynn Hogan is my birth certificate's name.”

Source : "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. February 25, 2007.

“Love preserves one moment for ever, the moment of its birth. The beloved never ages.”