Tears Quotes

4990 quotes by 2850 authors

Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. — J. J. Abrams
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt. — Saint Augustine
Tears are the summer showers to the soul. — Alfred Austin
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. — Hosea Ballou
When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may… — William Barclay
It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem. — Amelia Barr
Our job is to sell our clients' merchandise... not ourselves. Our job is to kill the cleverness that makes us shine instead of the product.… — William Bernbach
The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of… — Samuel Beckett
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman. — Ludwig van Beethoven
I'm empathetic to a fault. I really do - embarrassingly enough - tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of me. — Kristen Bell
I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success.… — Ingrid Bergman
Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility… — Alfred Adler
There is no word for feeling nostalgic about the future, but that's what a parent's tears often are, a nostalgia for something that has not… — Michael Ian Black
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble. — Aeschylus
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some… — William Blake
If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward. — Victor Borge
Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them. — Christian Nestell Bovee
If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news… — Jimmy Breslin

Who Wrote These Tears Quotes

2,850 authors contributed a total of 4,990 Tears Quotes, led by these top contributors: