In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment. George Ade
A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. Ambrose Bierce
Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honour of the dead. Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld
I did not attend his funeral; but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it. Mark Twain
Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours. Yogi Berra
The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead. Samuel Goldwyn
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize I’m going to miss mine by just a few days. Garrison Keillor