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    She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
    For women shed and use them at their liking;
    But there is something when man's eye appears
    Wet, still more disagreeable and striking.

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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

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There is a tear for all who die,
A mourner o'er the humblest grave.
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There is a tear for all who die,
A mourner o'er the humblest grave.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

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Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

by Euripides Found in: Grief Quotes, Tears Quotes,
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No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
Not the read more

No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn,
Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn,
Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows
Down Virtue's manly cheek for others' woes.

by Erasmus Darwin Found in: Tears Quotes,
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Tears are the silent language of grief

Tears are the silent language of grief

by Voltaire Found in: Grief Quotes, Tears Quotes,
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Never a tears bedims the eye
That time and patience will not dry.

Never a tears bedims the eye
That time and patience will not dry.

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And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
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And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
And gone my bier ye come to weep,
Let One, most loving of you all,
Say, "Not a tear must o'er her fall;
He giveth His beloved sleep."

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Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]

Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]

by Aeschylus Found in: Tears Quotes,
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We look through gloom and storm-drift
Beyond the years:
The soul would have no rainbow
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We look through gloom and storm-drift
Beyond the years:
The soul would have no rainbow
Hard the eyes no tears.

by John Vance Cheney Found in: Tears Quotes,
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