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.

A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

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

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

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their read more

What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?

Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
[Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]

Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
[Lat., Nihil enim lacryma citius arescit.]

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.