79 Epitaph Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jul 17, 2025

A selection of epitaph quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

1 When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great circle of life.

James Earl Jones as Mufasa in The Lion King (1994)

2 Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

Cary Elwes as Westley Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride (1987)

3 I knew a man who once said, Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000)

4 Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not.

Frank Oz as Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

5 I'm going to the dogs in a dog-eat-dog world, son.

James Stewart as Wylie Burp in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

6 Just remember, one man's sunset is another man's dawn.

James Stewart as Wylie Burp in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

7 There are far worse things awaiting man than death.

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in Dracula (1931)

8 I guess what matters is what he stood for, what he lived for, and what he died for.

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV (1985)

9 There is no death. It is only a transition to a different sphere of consciousness.

Zelda Rubinstein as Tangina Barrons in Poltergeist (1982)

10 Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Mel Gibson as William Wallace in Braveheart (1995)