No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. Saint Augustine
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. Ambrose Bierce
Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it. Ellen Terry
I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps. Peggy Noonan
I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it. George Carlin
A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. Irvin S Cobb
One way to evaluate your own reputation is to think about what would be said of you at your eulogy. Brian Koslow