Embalmment Quotes & Sayings

To The Undertaker or Friends Who Open This Coffin:

After laying back the lid of the coffin, remove entirely the pads from the sides of the face, as they are intended merely to steady the head in traveling. If there be any discharge of liquid from the eyes, nose, or mouth, which often occurs from the constant shaking of the cars, wipe it off gently with a soft piece of cotton cloth, slightly moistened.

This body was received by us for embalmment in a condition and the natural condition is preserved. Embalming was/was not possible.

After removing the coffin lid, leave it off for some time and let the body have the air.

Dr. Jupiter Jones, Embalmer & Keeper of the Dead — Edison McDaniels

There are geniuses in trade as well as in war, or the state, or letters; and the reason why this or that man is fortunate is not to be told. It lies in the man: that is all anybody can tell you about it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw. — David Hockney

Life s what you make it, Life doesn't make you. — Donald D. Conley Sr.

A labyrinth is an ancient device that compresses a journey into a small space, — Rebecca Solnit

We who came here saw what was happening. This was far more than a war in a faraway place. This was a moral imperative, a terrible vision of the future. — Paddy Ashdown

Whoever uplifts civilization is rich though he die penniless, and future generations will erect his monument. — Orison Swett Marden

Best wishes to you on your birthday
may the day be filled with happiness,
a day that's so special for you
and memories you will cherish. — Susan Smith

I think the best thing somebody ever did to me was my mother opening her legs and squirting me out. — Morgan Freeman

Sometimes I think Ben is right, that the fantasy world is better because reality sucks ... but then I look at Nikki and I believe that we can beat the odds. — Simone Elkeles

Pay attention, people! There's no excuse for making the same mistakes that others have made. If you do, it's your own fault and you should expect no sympathy, no compassion. — Donald Trump

There is no straight and easy road to the city of modernity. Whatever the main road chosen, there will be many tempting and ruinous side roads; there will be many marshes and wastes on either side, and many wrecked aspirations will lie there, rusting and gathering dust. Those who arrive at the city will discover it to be quite different from the destination which they and their ancestors originally sought. Yet, some roads are better than others; some destinations are better than others.


Even if none is perfect and none corresponds to the voyagers' hope on starting, some of the destinations will turn out to have been worth the travail, worth the effort of the voyagers and of their friends who helped them on their way. — Edward Shils

One cannot undo what has happened. But the inexorable march of time offers the wise opportunities for redemption. I entreat you, do not escape. Stay in this world and do your karma. — Amish Tripathi