Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

Thank God for grace,
Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
Ye grope tear-blinded in read more

Thank God for grace,
Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
Ye grope tear-blinded in a desert place
And touch but tombs,--look up! Those tears will run
Soon in long rivers down the lifted face,
And leave the vision clear for stars and sun.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.

The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.

What gem hath dropp'd, and sparkles o'er his chain?
The tear most sacred, shed for other's pain,
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What gem hath dropp'd, and sparkles o'er his chain?
The tear most sacred, shed for other's pain,
That starts at once--bright pure--from Pity's mine,
Already polish'd by the hand divine!