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Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.
Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
And weep the more, because I weep in vain.
And weep the more, because I weep in vain.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
[Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
[Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
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.
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
