Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.
Rumi
But what is happiness
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? Albert Camus
Eulogy
Some people hate funerals.
Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between our birth and our death. Regina Brett
A friend may well
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is not length
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
My VIP patients often
My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they’ll leave in people’s hearts. They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit. Abraham Verghese
Washington’s is the mightiest
Washington’s is the mightiest name of earth – long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe … Read more