Quotes about tears

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

Amiel, Henri Frederic on tears
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"Tears are the summer showers to the soul."

Austin, Alfred on tears   

"Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams."

Ballou, Hosea on tears   

"The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels."

Bernard, St. on tears
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"Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep."

Bible on tears   

"Tearless grief bleeds inwardly."

Bovee, Christian Nevell on tears   

"The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears."

Cheney, John Vance on tears
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"Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength."

Graham, Billy on tears
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"If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself."

Horace on tears
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"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love."

Irving, Washington on tears
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"Pearls mean tears."

Lessing, Doris on tears   

"I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all."

Lincoln, Abraham on tears
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"Tears such as angels weep."

Milton, John on tears   

"In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears."

Paul, Jean on tears
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"What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul."

Proverb, Jewish on tears
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"Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them."

Seneca on tears   

"Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy."

Simms, William Gilmore on tears   

"Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right; immediately."

Slick, Sam on tears   

"Tears are the silent language of grief."

Voltaire on tears
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"I shed a tear today. Silenty, I felt it fall. You caught it, shared it, held it, felt it, then suddenly it wasn't so big after all."

Tindall, Marge on tears
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"It is not for the loved ones that leave us behind for whom we should cry, but, rather, for ourselves."

Gil, Fausto on tears