Tears

Tears

Tears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation (from Latin lacrima, meaning "tear") is the production or shedding of tears.

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Famous quotes containing the word tears:

    “Thy due from me
    Is tears and heavy sorrows of the blood,
    Which nature, love, and filial tenderness
    Shall, O dear father, pay thee plenteously.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries;
    I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.”
    —John Masefield (1878–1967)