The life of the dead consists in the recollection cherished of them by the living. Cicero
Only the dead have seen the end of war. Plato
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. Paul
The earth is God's bride -- she feeds the living and cherishes the dead. Madagascan Proverb
What is said over the dead lion's body, could not be said to him alive. African Congo Proverb
Every one has his place: the dead in the cemetery and the living at the table. Benin Proverb