50 farewell phrases to say goodbye

How to say goodbye? We compiled thirty phrases to say goodbye to someone dear to you.

Life can have good times and bad times. Undoubtedly, one of the most difficult is to say goodbye..

Saying goodbye is not always easy, especially when the person who is leaving has meant something very special in your life. But fortunately, in some cases, saying goodbye to someone or something is a great opportunity to grow and find yourself again..

Farewell phrases to say goodbye to a loved one

But what are the best phrases about farewell that different authors have given us over time? In today's article, you will find a compilation of the best farewell phrases.Don't miss them!

1. It's always harder to be left behind than to be the one leaving (Brock Thoene)

No one likes to be rejected and even less when someone matters to them. Therefore, it always hurts more when you have been told goodbye than when you are the person who has made the decision to leave. However, in the long run, the person who has been rejected may have reasons for not wanting to know the other person anymore, and, even though the other person made the decision at the time, he or she may eventually regret it.

2. Every night, after the goodbye, my Heart freezes... (Mercedes Crowe)

Have you ever been dumped? I'm sure you remember how bad it is at first, especially at night. It's not uncommon, when you've been dumped, for anxiety to take over during the nighttime hours, as you tend to be less busy. The bed can become a hostile place, making it difficult to fall asleep. Fortunately, with time, everything gets better.

3. And as I depart, these will be my last words: I am going, I leave my love behind (Rabindranath Tagore).

This phrase seems easy to say, but the reality is not always so. When feelings are involved, saying goodbye may not be fulfilled at the first time.. In fact, it is common to say goodbye to someone you love and regret it when you miss them.

4. The pain of parting is nothing compared to the joy of being reunited again (Charles Dickens)

Parting from someone you love is very painful.. But when you see them again, the joy you feel is immense. Soon after the reunion it seems as if no time has passed between you.

5. The hands that say goodbye are birds that are slowly dying (Mario Quintana)

The Brazilian poet Mario Quintana left this beautiful phrase to remember. o. Saying goodbye to someone special forever is, without a doubt, one of the worst experiences a human being can have..

6. Farewells always hurt, even if they have long been longed for (Arthur Schnitzler)

Farewells are not pleasant and sometimes the memory can last a long time.. The people who have marked us may not disappear forever. Even if the goodbye is accepted, the memory may live on forever.

7. Among the flowers you left. Entre las flores me quedo (Miguel Hernández)

When you cross paths with that someone unique for you and for some reason you have to separate your ways, you may move away from each other but there will always be something of that person inside you..

8. Only what is lost is acquired forever (Henrik Ibsen)

It may happen that you live with someone for many years, and that, because of monotony, in the end you are not aware of what you had. But when that person leaves, the emptiness left inside you may be so great that you then realize what you have lost..

 

9. There is no kiss that is not the beginning of farewell, even the beginning of arrival (George Bernard Shaw).

This phrase by George Bernard Shaw means that everything has a beginning and an end, and this is the law of life.. Even the first kiss will someday be the last.

10. Love is so short and oblivion is so long (Pablo Neruda)

A great phrase by Pablo Neruda that makes reference to the fact that intense love is the one that is missed the most.. And the fact is that no matter how short it was, if there was really something special, forgetting is a great pity.

11. I say goodbye to you for life, but all my life I'll keep thinking of you (José Ángel Buesa)

When love is true and is felt intensely and deeply, saying good-bye does not have to mean the endBecause inside the head of the person you love, the memory can still be very much alive.

12. Goodbye is always painful. I prefer a "see you soon! (Unknown)

This is a phrase that surely we have all used, because it is quite popular. The truth is that it hurts less to think about a see you later! than a good-bye!.

13. Love does not end just by saying goodbye, we must keep in mind that being absent does not cancel the memory, does not buy oblivion, nor erase us from the map (Ricardo Arjona).

Goodbye, therefore, is not the end of a great love. The years may pass and, depending on the person and the intensity of the feeling, the memory may still be very much alive..

14. Do you want us to keep a sweet memory of this love... let us love each other very much today, and tomorrow let us say goodbye! (Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer)

Many times we have something that we don't value until we lose it. And the same happens in interpersonal relationships. We must value the people we have close to us, because if one day they are gone, we may then realize how much they meant to us.

15. Only in the agony of saying goodbye are we able to understand the depth of our love (George Eliot).

This phrase has the same meaning as the previous one. When we lose someone important, the pain we feel makes us see what that person really meant to us..

16. I say goodbye to you for the rest of my life, even if all my life I keep thinking about you (José Ángel Buesa)

There are times when people can end a relationship, but the memory of the other person is still alive. Has this happened to you? Do you still think about him or her?

If you want to know why this happens to you, this post will be of interest to you: " Why can't I stop thinking about my ex? 4 keys to understand it".

17. A million words can't get you back. I know, because I've tried. Neither can a million tears. I know, because I've cried my eyes out (Unknown)

A great phrase that exemplifies what happens when we miss that special person.. We have all been through it, and it is one of the great experiences that allow us to grow and become better people.

18. Someday you will hear from me again, and you will look at me and realize that without you... I am happy... (Unknown)

But not always goodbyes mean that you remember the other person positively. There are times when saying goodbye is the best way to be a little happier..

19. Can miles really separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? (Richard Bach)

Distance doesn't have to mean oblivionBecause when you have that person in your mind you feel them very close. Even if you are not physically with them, mentally you are.

20. It's not the days we remember, but the moments (Walt Disney)

What we will really remember about someone is not the time we spent together, but the moments lived and the intensity of the feelings.. 

Perhaps part of loving is learning to let go (Anonymous)

Loving another person implies that, by force majeure, we are obliged to let them go. Sad, but true.

22. They said goodbye and in the goodbye there was already the welcome (Mario Benedetti)

The Uruguayan poet and his particular way of observing a temporary goodbye of two people who love each other..

Farewell! Farewell forever, my good friend, sweet and sad memory of my childhood! (Edmondo de Amicis)

Amicis takes us back to childhood, even if it is with a melancholy memory.

24. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it came to pass (Dr. Seuss)

Dr. Seuss, in one of his most famous phrases.

25. The world is round and that place that looks like an end could also be a beginning (Ivy Parker)

Ivy Baker Priest makes a poetic reflection on apparent endings and potential beginnings.

26. There are no goodbyes between us. Wherever you are, I will carry you in my heart (Gandhi)

The referent of pacifism, Gandhi, left this moving phrase to say goodbye.

27. We only leave to meet again (John Gray)

John Gay, in one of the farewell phrases that can be used when there is going to be a reunion later on.

28. No more words. We know them all, all the words that must not be said. But you have made my world more perfect (Terry Pratchett)

Terry Pratchett, in his book Nation, left some sentences as touching as this one, perfect to say goodbye..

29. It's time to say goodbye, but goodbyes are sad and I prefer to say hello. Hello to a new adventure (Ernie Hardwell)

Commentator Ernie Harwell left one of the parting sentences that center the message around what lies ahead.

30. Saying goodbye means nothing. It's the time we spend together that matters (Trey Parker)

Trey Parker downplays the value of saying goodbye to emphasize the good of the time spent in each other's company. in each other's company.

31. History never says "goodbye." What it always says is "see you later" (Eduardo Galeano).

A phrase about farewells by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano.

32. If you are brave enough to say "goodbye", life will reward you with another "hello" (Paulo Coelho)

One of the optimistic reflections by the writer Paulo Coelho.

33. The feelings of man are always the purest and the brightest in welcomes and farewells (Jean Paul Richter).

Jean Paul Richter thus reflects on the relationship between emotions and the moments of saying "hello" and "goodbye".

34. I never say good-bye, because good-bye means going away and going away means forgetting (J. M. Barrie)

J. M. Barrie discusses the relationship between goodbyes and forgetfulness as inevitable.

35. Every parting is a kind of death, just as every reunion is a kind of Heaven (Tryon Edwards).

Tryon Edwards contrasts farewells with reunions by exaggerating their emotional implications.

36. Remember me and smile, for it is better to forget than to remember me and weep (Dr. Seuss)

Another of Dr. Seuss' farewell phrases, for the most painful farewells.

37. Yesterday brought the beginning, tomorrow brings the end, and somewhere in between we became the best of friends (Anonymous)

An anonymous quote for saying goodbye highlighting the most positive part of the bond that unites two people.

38. This is not a goodbye, but a "thank you" (Nicholas Sparks).

A positive and cheerful phrase to say goodbye, by Nicholas Sparks.

39. Great is the art of beginnings, but greater is the art of endings (Henry W. Longfellow).

With this personal appreciation, the important role of farewells is emphasized.

40. The two hardest things to say are the first hello and the last goodbye (Moira Rogers).

An apparent paradox in which a similarity is posed between different situations.

41. If we meet again, I hope it will be in a better world (Anonymous)

The hereafter, perhaps, awaits us with less suffering and more fraternity.

42. Farewell, my dearest love. Thank you for everything you gave me, and thank you for every time you think of me again (Alejandro Casona).

Even if we never see each other again, your mark is indelible.

43. The worst goodbyes are those that were not said (Anonymous)

When we are left with the desire to give a last goodbye kiss...

44. You left without warning, today I live on the happy memories you left me (Anonymous)

Good memories are also a source of melancholy.

45. Farewell my friends, I'm going to glory! (Isadora Duncan)

An optimistic phrase to say goodbye to unique friendships.

46. They both sighed the same thing and today they are part of a rain far away, don't get confused, it's no use to be bitter, they are spasms after the goodbye (Gustavo Cerati)

Poetic and sad, this phrase to say goodbye.

47. You see that the sorrow felt is so deep, that there is nothing sadder than the last goodbye (Mariano Melgar)

How hard it is when we have to see for the last time someone who has marked our life.

48. Farewell, pity me and do not cease to love me (Marquis de Sade)

A plea with a touch of humor, by the brilliant Marquis de Sade.

49. It will be better to forget everything this time, it will be better to return home afterwards. On the cuckoo clock it's only six o'clock, bye baby, it seems like yesterday (Celeste Carballo)

A poem to say goodbye to someone dear to you.

50. Nothing and nobody can stop them from suffering, from the hands advancing on the clock, from deciding for them, from making mistakes, from growing up and one day saying goodbye (Joan Manuel Serrat).

A tender verse by the great Catalan singer-songwriter.