Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.

— Amiel, Henri Frederic

Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

— Austin, Alfred

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

— Ballou, Hosea

The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.

— Bernard, St.

Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

— Bible

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

— Bovee, Christian Nevell

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.

— Cheney, John Vance

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

— Graham, Billy

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

— Horace

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

— Irving, Washington

Pearls mean tears.

— Lessing, Doris

I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all.

— Lincoln, Abraham

Tears such as angels weep.

— Milton, John

In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears.

— Paul, Jean

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.

— Proverb, Jewish

Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them.

— Seneca

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.

— Simms, William Gilmore

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right; immediately.

— Slick, Sam

Tears are the silent language of grief.

— Voltaire