Mourner Quotes

16 quotes by 15 authors

A mourner is, perforce, a person with a story. The pity is, how very rarely it gets told. — Christian McEwen
If the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral,… — Ann Radcliffe
Much of Hamlet is about the precise kind of slippage the mourner experiences: the difference between being and seeming, the uncertainty about how the inner… — Meghan O'Rourke
Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me where He speaks… — Khalil Gibran
We should not expect the state to appear in the guise of an extravagant good fairy at every christening, a loquacious companion at every stage… — Margaret Thatcher
Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. — Richard Miller
There is nothing more painful than the untimely death of someone young and dear to the heart. The harrowing grief surges from a bottomless well… — Jocelyn Murray
The chief mourner does not always attend the funeral. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
O! useful may it be to have shewn, that, though the vicious can sometimes pour affliction upon the good, their power is transient and their… — Ann Radcliffe
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral. — James Russell Lowell
There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know. — Jean Paul
I'm thinking of being a professional mourner. How hard can it be? Tear at your hair, sing a dirge or two, take the rest of… — Christopher Moore
He had the hypocrisy to represent a mourner: and previous to following with Hareton, he lifted the unfortunate child on to the table and muttered,… — Emily Bronte
Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk,… — Charles Dickens
In her heart she is a mourner for those who have not survived. In her soul she is a warrior for those who are now… — Andrea Dworkin
Cruelty to the winner, bishop tells the king his lies. Maybe you're a mourner, maybe you deserve to die. — System Of A Down

Who Wrote These Mourner Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 16 Mourner Quotes as follows: