Drawbacks Quote by Anonymous

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.

— Jerome K. Jerome

“She looked at him and he read in her eyes a disappointment that he should have stooped to the dead relative excuse. Yet he…

— Helen Simonson

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.

— Anonymous

Many communities have turned a blind eye to what goes on inside funeral homes, as many people prefer not to know the ins and…

— Perianne Boring

“It was death that the public was being cheated out of by the funeral industry, not money. The realistic interaction with death and the…

— Caitlin Doughty

“When your family dies, that’s a bummer, but that’s life. When my family dies, it’s a tragedy and the world is unbalanced and biased.
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— Jarod Kintz

Sometimes funerals can be good. It reunites you with your cousins you haven't seen in a while.

— David Burtka

Funeral expenses are the curse of the poor everywhere on earth, they are wasteful and unnecessary, they are the price of foolish ostentation and…

— Joyce Cary

He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral

— Yiddish Proverb

“To our benefit, death isn't affected by an economic failure, and it never takes a holiday. In addition, a bereaved rich man is easier…

— Jeffrey Ford

In our society any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death

— Albert Camus

For sure, the funeral industry seems intensely cynical to me and I don't think it is HELPING people mourn.

— Meghan O'Rourke