The Holy Scriptures praise the dew of the morning and the dew of the evening; ros matutinum, ros serotinum! Happy is he who possesses the gift of tears! when young, he will bear flowers; when old, fruit! – Joseph Roux, Meditations of a Parish Priest, translated from French by Isabel F.

Oh! too convincing — dangerously dear — In womans eye the unanswerable tear! – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

These tears need to be shed, wept into the earth where there is no hope of consolation. Sometimes a man has to cry alone. – Edmond Manning, King Perry

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