Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

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 may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
For women shed and use them at their liking;
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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.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

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

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