"Death is only the beginning"

I have seen the quote in two movies now.
The mummy.
and Sherlock Holmes.
So...now I have to look it up.

Here are some links that feature it:
http://www.raptureready.com/featured/funk/death.html
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=268112
http://chineseculture.about.com/library/symbol/blcc_deathisonlythebeginning.htm

Interesting :)