Quotes of Remembrance Sunday- Honor, Gratitude, Integrity, Courage, and Grief

Syeda Saroash Zahra July 30, 2019

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We all know that Remembrance Day is just right the corner. This is the most encouraging day that shows the unity of the nation. In the United Kingdom, there is a holiday on the second Sunday of November which is celebrated to recall those who have died in the world war 1 and afterward. Traditionally there is a two-minute silence, everywhere in the United Kingdom at sharp 11 AM. At this day there are church ceremonies and other activities proceed on. People gather at the cenotaph to pay gratitude and show honor to those who sacrificed their lives in World War 1 and the battles that came after World War 1. This article is covering the quotes of Remembrance Sunday- Honor, Gratitude, Integrity, Courage, and grief, which expresses the emotions of different people concerned to this Memorial Day. For getting the writings of your choice give a read.

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The best way to keep the tradition up and going on, it is recommended to guide your child and youth about that. Give them the knowledge and sense to realize the facts of that day. Same is the case with the Remembrance Day. For this purpose here we are adding up different quotes of Remembrance Day which will give the sight to understand. Share these quotes with your family and friends, especially with your children to provoke the knowledge about this special day of sacrifices. They should know about the importance and reason for this day so that they will amplify the tradition.

Here you will find our best collection of words in the form of remembrance Sunday quotes. This will give you passion and integrity. The words are full of energy and expression. We have listed them in the category of inspiration, humor, honor, joy, Remembrance Day sayings, intellectual quotes, Remembrance Day proverbs and old Remembrance Day quotes. Give a read to grab the knowledgeable content. Have a look!

Aaron Kilbourn

“The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem.”

Richard Hovey

“Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead!
Laurels and roses on their graves to-day,
Lilies and laurels over them we lay,
And violets o’er each unforgotten head.”

Joseph Drake

“And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.”

Benjamin Disraeli

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”

William Havard

“The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.”

Joseph Campbell

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

Douglas MacArthur

“In my dreams, I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.”

Publilius Syrus

“Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.”

Billy Graham

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Remembrance Day Old quotations

Starting up with the old sayings of Remembrance Day. These are the most effective words as said by those who saw World War 1 mostly and those who were the beginners to stand on this day. Have a look.

Muhammad

“Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave.”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword. Ready to do what a hero can.”

Carol Lynn Pearson

“Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves.”

Michel de Montaigne

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”

Napoleon Bonaparte

“Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.”

William Penn

“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”

Lucy Larcom

“Life hangs as nothing in the scale against dear Liberty!”

George F. Kennan

“Heroism…is endurance for one moment more.”

Rudyard Kipling, “The Old Issue”

“All we have of freedom, all we use or know—
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.”

Albert Einstein

“We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war.

There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart.”

Louis Pasteur

“It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.”

John H. Jewett

“Our battle-fields, safe in the keeping
Of Nature’s kind, fostering care,
Are blooming,—our heroes are sleeping,—
And peace broods perennial there.”

Omar Bradley

“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”

Randy Vader

“The story of America’s quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots.”

Benjamin Disraeli

“Nurture your minds with great thoughts, to believe in the heroic makes heroes.”

Intellectual and wise Remembrance Day Quotes

Remembrance Day is the day that gives a sense of wideness. That how our brave soldiers fought against the enemy and defeated them. This is all about recalling their wiseness and intelligence that is a message for us. So here are the quotes that reflect the marks of their skills and provide us the same sense of knowledge and intellectual power.

Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen

“The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.”

George Henry Powell, Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag

“We shall want you and miss you but with all our might and main / we shall cheer you, thank you, kiss you when you come back again.”

Paul Rubens, Your King and Country Need You

“We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We were bent on doing great, permanent, noble things.”

Harold Nicolson, British delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”

Maya Angelou (pictured below)

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When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?”

George Canning, The Pilot that weathered the Storm

“With the tears a Land hath shed / Their graves should ever be green.”

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

“All we have of freedom, all we use or know – / This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.”

Rudyard Kipling (pictured below), The Old Issue

“When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today.”

John Maxwell Edmonds

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”

Benjamin Disraeli, speech to the House of Commons, February 1 1849

“You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.”

Amy Tan (pictured below), Saving Fish from Drowning

Humorous Remembrance Day quotes

Why so serious? This is a festival so let it be a festival. Despite all the facts, it is a holiday. So enjoy the eve by sharing some humorous content to reduce the effect of sorrow that flies in the air that day. Share these humorous quotes with your friends that will give awareness in a different way. have a look!

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.

A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle

Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.

True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America’s most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.

On Memorial Day, I don’t want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.

Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.

Encouraging Remembrance Day quotes

We are aware of the idea of Remembrance Day. So as it represents the courage of those who cut off their heads to save our lives, here are the quotes that mark their courage and at the same time encourage us to be brave. This day gives the message that whatever happens, nothing can beat you if you stay determine and encouraged. So keep up your morals and give a read to the quotes.

On the eleventh day of the eleventh month We pause at the eleventh hour Some of us stop to pray For soldiers who died or went missing along the way.

Lest we forget the wars that were fought
To give us freedom
So many were shot.

I will always remember
My great Grandpa who died
Rest in peace dear Grandpa
You are always on my mind.

I would love to join the military someday
To give back to my country
And to make my world a better place.

Rest in peace all you soldiers
Who gave up your lives
For people like me
It’s a shame that you died.

The above poem, My Thoughts on Remembrance Day, was written by a very special boy! He is 10 years old, and is in Grade 5. He recently wrote this poem and recited during his school assembly. His great Grandfather fought in World War I, and in World War II.

Cody honored his Grandfather’s memory by writing this poem about him. His grandfather is now passed away, but his memory lives within Cody. Cody’s Grandpa is only one of the many Canadians who fought in the wars so that all of us would have our freedom – men who should be forever remembered and honored.

Thank you Cody for sharing your words of wisdom and for reminding us all how important it is to stop and be thankful for all those who have fought in wars so that we have may all enjoy our freedom. The bravery and risk that these men took will not be forgotten.

“But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, is their monument to-day, and for aye.” Thomas Dunn English

Another famous poem for verterans, In Flanders Fields, was written by Dr. John McCrae. In April 1915, one of Dr. John McCrae’s closest friends and comrades was killed in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium. He was buried in a humble grave with a simple wooden cross. Wild poppies bloomed between the crosses marking the many graves. The next day, unable to help his friend or any of the others who had died, Dr. McCrae gave them a voice through this poem.

On January 28, 1918, John McCrae succumbed to pneumonia and meningitis. He died not knowing the outcome of the war, but with a full understanding of the cost of it. Before he died, Dr. McCrae had the satisfaction of knowing that his poem had been a success. Soon after its publication, it became the most popular poem on the First World War. It was translated into many languages and used on billboards advertising the sale of first Victory Loan Bonds in Canada in 1917. In part because of the poem’s popularity, the poppy was adopted as the Flower of Remembrance. The symbolic poppy and John McCrae’s poems are still linked, and the voices of those who have died in war continue to be heard each Veterans Day, Remembrance Day.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

Have We Forgotten?

Lest we forget? But – have we forgotten?
The cost, the maiming of war? Lest we forget?
Yet what’s left but mem’ries
Of blood-stained graves on a foreign shore?
Indelible memories to parents and friends,
To loved ones who grieve to this day.
Or the many who fought, who laid down their lives,
The greatest of price one can pay.
Do we value our freedom? Do we know what it cost?
Have we ever considered the pain?
The poppies, the crosses, the graves still unmarked,
The sound of the bugle’s refrain.
And those who returned, still bearing their scars,
The endless haunting of war,
Water-filled trenches, mud-caked boots,
And the sound of the cannon’s loud roar.
Mem’ries of buddies who fell at their side,
Who lay in the mud and the grime,
Still shouldering their weapons, still fighting the foe,
Until they ran out of time.
Unable to help, unable to save,
The mem’ry will always be there.
Let us never forget the torture, the pain,
The heartache they had to bear.
Today we remember – tomorrow as well,
The hardships that war brought our way,
But, praise to our God that freedom ensued
It’s the dawn of a shining new day!

Remember

The cold November wind blows while memories stir again,
Thoughts of strife and hardships, of anguish and of pain.
Though time has dimmed the heartaches, the imprints are still there.
The poppies at the graveside, the comrades knelt in prayer.

So many men have fallen, so many lives were lost;
The price to pay for freedom exacts a heavy cost.
Dare we forget the battles that raged on foreign shores,
And live in ease and comfort, far from the cannon’s roars?

Lest we forget the reason, lest we forget the tears,
Lest we forget the message passed on throughout the years,
We gather to remember, to honour those who’ve died,
And thank God for the vet’rans who still stand at our side.

They fought in quest of freedom, they conquered, then returned.
Today we pay them homage, a tribute they have earned!

We wear the blood red poppy, the pipes play the lament,
We pause for just a moment, the message has been sent:
“LEST WE FORGET,” it beckons, lest we have fought in vain,
REMEMBER! Oh, REMEMBER! Lest we face war again!”

In The Trenches

He sat alone in the trenches, covered in mud and grime,
Nary a soul sat with him; he was oblivious of time.
Oh, yes, there were men all around him, facing the same inner fear,
Hating the horrible conditions, feeling the enemy near.

Would he still be here tomorrow? Could he survive through the night?
Soaked to the skin and half frozen, there was nothing left in him to fight.
War – so destructive, so hopeless; surrounded by death and despair,
Anxiety, turmoil and hatred; the trenches – a place without prayer.

If God is real, then where is He? Does He see the death of these men?
Where is compassion and justice? Should we still hope? Tell us when!
Have we deserved all this misery? Are we the cause of this war?
Men in high places have sent us, like they’ve done to so many before.

Lives have been crushed and forgotten, left in the trenches to die.
Fighting for peace was their motto, but to many it seemed but a lie.
If bureaucrats want a solution, let them step into these holes,
Let them fight out their dark battles, in the trenches, living like moles.

I warrant that things would be different, dressed in a suit and a tie,
No one would enter the trenches, no one would offer to die.
‘Tis youth, full of hope, full of vigour, who dream there’ll be peace in the land,
Who offers his life as a ransom to make all the world understand.
That war is never the answer, that hatred must be controlled;
God molded love for each nation, not greed or power or gold.

God alone can restore man, God alone sets man free;
He can’t be blamed for man’s failures, He constantly utters this plea:
“Come unto Me, ye who labour, are heavy hearted and lost,
Come and take what I offer, My Son has paid the full cost.”

So don’t blame God for disasters – wars are not started by Him;
Blame the leaders of nations, those who have made life so grim.
When greed is abolished, forgiven; when countries can stand side by side,
When love can remove all the hatred, the heart-wrenching tears have been dried,
Then peace will flow through the nations, the soldiers all will come home;
The power of love will be conqueror; there’s joy now, no more need to roam.

Remembrance Day Quotes of Honor

We are talking about the day on which we pay gratitude to the armed soldiers. Men who did not bother about their families, who sacrificed their lives, and who cut off their heads just to give us a breath of independence. The army who saved us from slavery. This is the day of those men. So this is the day to pay credit to them by acknowledging their efforts. We have shared the words here which show thankfulness. Have a look.

Lest We Forget

He was only eighteen when the call came through, Just a young lad with a man’s job to do. Called into service to fight freedom’s cause: Restore to the country its peace and its laws.

He felt great excitement, was eager to go,
No fear crossed his vision, and how could he know?
Of water-filled trenches, or marches in mire,
That covered his ankles, his hands, his attire.

The gun-shattered eardrums, the feet cold and sore,
The night’s total darkness, the cannon’s fierce roar.
’Twas but in an instant the lad turned to man,
The raging of war sped across a life span.

It took but one bullet to snuff out his life,
A young man, a dream, a war and great strife.
How many more lay in trenches, in mud?
How many more have given life’s blood?

And, what have we learned from this terrible ordeal?
Have we made peace on earth? Is it real?!!
Is it real?!! The answer is NO! The fightings still rage,
We add to the numbers on memorials page.

Let us remember all who have died,
And the war-wounded soldiers who stood by their side.
The men who returned with their minds scarred by pain,
Give them praise and thanksgiving, they died not in vain.

This is a day we remember the toil,
Of the blood and the battle on far distant soil.
Lest we forget – lest our memories should fade,
’Twas our boys that we lost, ’twas a high price they paid.

Lord, bless our soldiers, the ones who’ve returned,
And keep e’er before us the honour they’ve earned.
Lest we forget the horror, the tears,
We pause to remember the dead of war years.

Remembrance Day Quotes of Joy

Many of the people take this day as a day of joy that their forefathers defeated the enemy. Some take this as a moment of happiness because World War 1 ended up in peace. So keeping in mind the sensations of everyone here we are adding some quotes that represent the joy and happiness of this day.

“Remembrance Day isn’t just about war and those we’ve lost, but about ideals and what we stand for. It’s about respecting our past and looking hopefully forward, and more than anything, thanking those who have served.” Rebecca Zamon

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell

“It is fitting that we continue to set aside a day to give thanks to the God who has brought us through two world wars and other regional conflicts. It is fitting, too, that we honour those who served and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. May we never take for granted the freedom we enjoy nor those who fought to defend that freedom.” Rev. Richard Jackson

“It is an honour to pay tribute to the women and men in uniform who protect our rights and freedom, so that we may enjoy the rights and freedoms denied to so many.” Brian Gallant

“There are no warlike peoples – just warlike rulers.” Ralph J. Bunche

“Today, we pause to remember and honour the Canadian men and women who have served our country and fought for freedom around the world. Time may fade, but our memories cannot. We all have a duty to hold the torch high, and to keep its flame alight.” Justin Trudeau

“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.” Abraham Lincoln

Remembrance Day Quotes of Inspiration

How is it possible that on this day people do not get anything? Yes! This is the day full of messages. For me where this is the day of appreciation, at the same time this is the source of inspiration. This teaches us how we should stand together for the survival of our people, our nation and above all our country. so spend this day to learn something. Do not waste this day in outings and all. Visit the places which are the signs of this day. Take part in the activities that are designed specifically for this day. Here are the inspiriting quotes which influenced me the most. Share the quotes with your friends and family, which inspires you the most. Have a look

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard among the guns below.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn’t serve anyone, and it’s painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you’re magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Remembrance Day sayings

At the end here is the saying of the Remembrance Day that has their own influence and impact. Give a read to the sayings of Memorial Day

Do you recall that tranquil night
We walked a while in lunar light,
The long, lone country road ahead,
The talk of brave men helmeted?

Do you recall the prayer we made?
“Dear God: Let not this brightness fade,
But soon, where armines fight and die,
Bring peace like that which rules Your sky.”

Now we have lived to see a peace
When dangers mount and fears increae,
And in the veins of jungle-men
The blood of war is hot again.

So now, dear God, we pray anew;
“Your sky today is calm and blue,
And may Your earth beneath accent
The saneness of Your firmament.”

On this Veterans Day of 1961, on this day of remembrance, let us pray in the name of those who have fought in this country’s wars, and most especially who have fought in the First World War and in the Second World War, that there will be no veterans of any further war — not because all shall have perished but because all shall have learned to live together in peace. And to the dead here in this cemetery we say:

They are the race –
they are the race immortal,
Whose beams make broad
the common light of day!
Though Time may dim,
though Death has barred their portal,
These we salute,
which nameless passed away.

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