Headstone Quotes for Your Headstone in San Diego

By Maya Jones | August 18, 2020

Your headstone quotes needn’t be witty nor clever; rather, it should be from the heart. What did the person’s life mean to them and to you?

Are you currently in the process of arranging a grave for your loved one? Death is already difficult to deal with and stressing over how to permanently remember your loved one can be tricky.

But don’t worry. Your headstone quotes needn’t be witty nor clever. Rather, it should be from the heart.

When thinking of a quote, ask what did the person’s life mean to them and to you? That is often the best first step to finding the perfect quote to embody their life and legacy.

Prepare Some General Ideas

Before you begin the process to pick a headstone, you’re going to want to decide what to put on one to make sure it’s the right size. You’ll want to also make sure that the individual didn’t already have a specific request for their tombstone saying.

Once you’ve confirmed that, take some time to think about the person’s life. Maybe they had some lovely sayings you could remember them by? If nothing really stands out don’t worry, there are plenty of options.

You’ll want to ask yourself if the tombstone saying will be something that personal to the family, or something that strangers can appreciate as well. For example, a universal quote can be recognized and appreciated by a general audience, whereas a saying that was uniquely theirs would speak to family. 

Simple Sayings

If you’re not too sure what to say, you have the option of keeping it short and sweet. Most commonly, individuals keep the writings shorter for a variety of reasons so don’t feel obligated to write multiple sentences! Here are some suggestions of common tombstones epitaphs:

• Here lies a beloved (wife/husband, mother/father, daughter/son)
• In loving memory
• Greatly loved, sadly missed
• Forever in our hearts

Scripture Quotes

Another popular tombstone engraving is Bible quotes. Here are some popular references you’ll see in a graveyard:

• “I am going there to prepare a place for you” John 14:2
• “Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” John 3:15
• “I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever” Psalm 23
• “And so we shall be forever with the Lord” Thessalonians 4:17

Quotes by Writers & Poets

An alternative option to scripture quotes you’ll see on tombstones is poetry. Sometimes we can’t find the right words to say ourselves, thankfully there are those with the gift of words to say it for us. Here are some great famous quote ideas for headstones:

• “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none ” Shakespeare
• “Step softly, a dream lies buried here” Yates
• “It is not length of life, but depth of life” Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “This above all, to thine own self be true” Shakespeare

No Words

Sometimes, there just are no words to say and that’s perfectly okay. You can also opt for putting a symbol on their grave marker in place of words. Some examples are:

• A cross or prayer hands
• A dove
• An angel
• Heart(s)

There’s No Hard of Fast Rule For Headstone Quotes

Make sure whichever you pick is something that both you and your loved one who passed away would be happy with. Don’t feel pressured to fill in the whole headstone with words if it wouldn’t “fit” the person and definitely go with your gut. Longer headstone quotes aren’t automatically better quotes.

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