Comforting the Bereaved Quotes

It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life.

Do not pity the dead, Harry.

I work with the dead, but I am working for the living.

Wiped the cold dew-drops from his cheek And sought the mourner's side again. "Once more, dear lady, I must speak: Your last remaining son was slain Just at the closing of the fight; Twas he who sent me here to-night." "God knows," the man said afterward, "The fight itself was not so hard."

Drying a widow's tears is one of the most dangerous occupations known to man.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.

So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.

I grew up going to funerals and visiting people in nursing homes. I'm not as afraid of dealing with the dying as maybe some other people may be.