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title: "12 Mourn Dead Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Mourn Dead quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Mourn Dead sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't mourn the dead. I mourn the living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-evans/i-don-t-mourn-the-dead-i-mourn-the-living/)

[Stephen Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/592/stephen-evans-36127_dead_i-don-t-mourn-the-dead-i-mourn-the-livin_2576071.jpg)

> [Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-jones/mourn-the-dead-fight-like-hell-for-the-living/)

[Mother Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/mother-jones-16588_fighting_mourn-the-dead-fight-like-hell-for-the-l_1715759.jpg)

> [Do not mourn the dead with the belly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/do-not-mourn-the-dead-with-the-belly/)

[Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/homer-357_belly_do-not-mourn-the-dead-with-the-belly-200_2005632.png)

> [Do not mourn the dead. They know what they are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarice-lispector/do-not-mourn-the-dead-they-know-what-they-are-doing/)

[Clarice Lispector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarice-lispector/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/clarice-lispector-1401_grief_do-not-mourn-the-dead-they-know-what-the_2118923.jpg)

> [Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-d-rrenmatt/someone-who-is-about-to-die-does-not-mourn-the-dead/)

[Friedrich Durrenmatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-d-rrenmatt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/friedrich-d-rrenmatt-4497_dead_someone-who-is-about-to-die-does-not-mou_1832149.png)

> [The true way to mourn the dead is to take care of the living who belong to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/the-true-way-to-mourn-the-dead-is-to-take-care-of-the-living-who/)

[Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/edmund-burke-400_care_the-true-way-to-mourn-the-dead-is-to-tak_3200828.jpg)

> [We don't mourn for the dead nigga, we pour bottles. Drown sorrows, ocean blue Murcielagos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pusha-t/we-don-t-mourn-for-the-dead-nigga-we-pour-bottles-drown-sorrows-ocean/)

[Pusha T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pusha-t/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/pusha-t-4455_grief_we-don-t-mourn-for-the-dead-nigga-we-pou_650984.png)

> [There is nothing triumphant or boastful in the way we mourn the dead and pay our veterans the respect they deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-davey/there-is-nothing-triumphant-or-boastful-in-the-way-we-mourn-the-dead/)

[Ed Davey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-davey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/ed-davey-5794_dead_there-is-nothing-triumphant-or-boastful_2926252.jpg)

> [I am not going to be licked by tragedy, as life is a challenge, and we must carry on and work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-kennedy/i-am-not-going-to-be-licked-by-tragedy-as-life-is-a-challenge-and-we/)

[Rose Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-kennedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05c/rose-kennedy-12450_grief_i-am-not-going-to-be-licked-by-tragedy-a_1281761.png)

> [“The living mourn the dead for a time but they forget about them as days pass. The living are so selfish, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsuo-kirino/the-living-mourn-the-dead-for-a-time-but-they-forget-about-them-as/)

[Natsuo Kirino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsuo-kirino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/natsuo-kirino-11658_dead_the-living-mourn-the-dead-for-a-time-but_2624281.png)

> [“We mourn for the dead, but it's a selfish act. It may be a tragedy that so many young lives are lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-penn/we-mourn-for-the-dead-but-it-s-a-selfish-act-it-may-be-a-tragedy-that/)

[Jenny Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-penn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/jenny-penn-86497_peace_we-mourn-for-the-dead-but-it-s-a-selfish_902229.jpg)

> [“The hands on the clock never faulted, not for a second. One day ended; and a new began. If there was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/the-hands-on-the-clock-never-faulted-not-for-a-second-one-day-ended/)

[Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/patti-roberts-23643_death_the-hands-on-the-clock-never-faulted-not_2977532.jpg)

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