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Tears Proverbs

The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels. ~ St. Bernard

In art there are tears that lie too deep for thought. ~ Louis Kronenberger

Only to have a grief equal to all these tears! ~ Adrienne Rich

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. ~ Bible

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose. ~ Heinrich Heine

No more tears now; I will think upon revenge. ~ Mary Stuart

In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears. ~ Jean Paul Richter

For women’s tears are but the sweat of eyes. ~ Juvenal

Tears such as angels weep. ~ John Milton

Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labor to overcome the cloud that loads em. ~ Thomas Otway

Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes. ~ Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Tears may be dried up, but the heart never. ~ Margaret Valois

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet. ~ William Shakespeare

Pearls mean tears. ~ Doris Lessing

Let a man accept his destiny. No pity and no tears. ~ Euripides

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

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. ~ Washington Irving

Tears are the silent language of grief. ~  Voltaire Quotes

It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world. ~ Dorothy Dix

Tears are the silent language of grief. ~ Voltaire

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed. ~ Natalie Clifford Barney

Tears are the summer showers to the soul. ~ Alfred Austin

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

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. ~ Winston Churchill

Delicious tears! The heart’s own dew. ~ Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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

There are times when God asks nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears. ~ C. S. Robinson

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman. ~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one’s around to observe them. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca

Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly. ~ Louis L. Mann

My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away. ~ Kim Wilde

The busy have no time for tears. ~ Lord Byron

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

Tears are nature’s lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them. ~ John Christian Bovee

Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs. ~ Thomas Kyd

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly. ~ John Christian Bovee

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

We know God wipes away all tears, but it certainly feels good when He uses human hands. ~ Mary Paulson-Lauda

Tears mess up your makeup. ~ Julia Child

Oh, I am very weary, though tears no longer flow; my eyes are tired of weeping, my heart is sick of woe. ~ Anne Bronte

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. ~ John Vance Cheney

Tears are the noble language of the eye. ~ Robert Herrick


Sayings about Tears

A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears. ~ Chinese Proverb

If a man makes soup of his tears, ask him not for broth. ~ African Proverb

A tear in the eye is the wound of the heart. ~ Gypsy Proverb

The pearls of a bride on her wedding day are the tears that will be shed later. ~ Spanish Proverbs

Love begins with song and music and ends in a sea of tears. ~ Italian Proverbs

Nothing dries so fast as tears. ~ French Proverb

The tears of an heir are laughter under a mask. ~ Latin Proverbs

A tear at the right moment is better than a misplaced smile. ~ Iranian Proverb

Patience begins with tears and ends with a smile. ~ Spanish Proverb

Tears have meaning but only he who sheds them understands. ~ Armenian Proverbs

God counts her tears. ~ Hebrew Proverb

Learn from your tears and you will win laughing. ~ Spanish Proverbs

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~ Jewish Proverbs

Gold that is lent goes away laughing and comes back in tears. ~ Turkish Proverbs

If there were no tears, our ribs would burn. ~ Arabian Proverb

A wise man sees only water in the tears of a woman. ~ Russian Proverbs

Morning rain and women’s tears dry as fast as each other. ~ Czech Proverbs

Who bathes his hands in blood will have to wash them with tears. ~ German Proverbs

Onions, smoke and women bring tears to your eyes. ~ Danish Proverbs

The tears of the adulteress are ever ready to be shed. ~ Egyptian Proverbs

Nothing dries faster than tears. ~ Italian Proverb

Wealth can give legs to the cripple, beauty to the ugly, and sympathy to tears. ~ Armenian Proverb

In youth, one has tears without grief; in age, grief without tears. ~ French Proverb

Sweet are the tears that are dried by your loved one. ~ Portuguese Proverbs

The eyes of all cheats are full of tears. ~ Bosnian Proverbs

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt. ~ Latin Proverb

If the heart is sad, tears will flow. ~ Ethiopian Proverb

A pound’s worth of tears will not settle a penny’s worth of debt. ~ Corsican Proverbs

Every tear has a smile behind it. ~ Iranian Proverb

Tears come more often from the eyes than from the heart. ~ Russian Proverb

When you die, your sister’s tears will dry as time goes on, your widow’s tears will end in another’s arms, but your mother will mourn you until the day she dies. ~ Arabian Proverb

The tears of strangers are only water. ~ Russian Proverbs

The heir’s tears are but a mask to disguise his joy. ~ Mexican Proverbs

The tears of the roasting meat kindle the fire even more. ~ Iranian Proverbs

He wastes his tears who weeps before the judge. ~ Italian Proverbs

A woman’s heart dries quicker than her tears. ~ French Proverb

A woman’s tears are worth a lot, but cost little. ~ Spanish Proverbs

Men must sew up tears with gentleness. ~ Arabian Proverb

Nothing wipes your tears away but your own hand. ~ African Proverb

Don’t be misled by the tears of a beggar. ~ Bosnian Proverbs

Quotations about Tears

The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels. ~ St. Bernard

In art there are tears that lie too deep for thought. ~ Louis Kronenberger

Only to have a grief equal to all these tears! ~ Adrienne Rich

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. ~ Bible

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose. ~ Heinrich Heine

No more tears now; I will think upon revenge. ~ Mary Stuart

In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears. ~ Jean Paul Richter

For women’s tears are but the sweat of eyes. ~ Juvenal

Tears such as angels weep. ~ John Milton

Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labor to overcome the cloud that loads em. ~ Thomas Otway

Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes. ~ Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Tears may be dried up, but the heart never. ~ Margaret Valois

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet. ~ William Shakespeare

Pearls mean tears. ~ Doris Lessing

Let a man accept his destiny. No pity and no tears. ~ Euripides

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

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. ~ Washington Irving

Tears are the silent language of grief. ~  Voltaire Quotes

It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world. ~ Dorothy Dix

Tears are the silent language of grief. ~ Voltaire

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed. ~ Natalie Clifford Barney

Tears are the summer showers to the soul. ~ Alfred Austin

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

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. ~ Winston Churchill

Delicious tears! The heart’s own dew. ~ Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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

There are times when God asks nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears. ~ C. S. Robinson

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman. ~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one’s around to observe them. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca

Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly. ~ Louis L. Mann

My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away. ~ Kim Wilde

The busy have no time for tears. ~ Lord Byron

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

Tears are nature’s lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them. ~ John Christian Bovee

Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs. ~ Thomas Kyd

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly. ~ John Christian Bovee

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

We know God wipes away all tears, but it certainly feels good when He uses human hands. ~ Mary Paulson-Lauda

Tears mess up your makeup. ~ Julia Child

Oh, I am very weary, though tears no longer flow; my eyes are tired of weeping, my heart is sick of woe. ~ Anne Bronte

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. ~ John Vance Cheney

Tears are the noble language of the eye. ~ Robert Herrick

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