#tears

Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears. ↗

— John Legend

#come #crowd #energy #me #moment

Pearls mean tears. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#pearls #tears

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. ↗

— Horace Mann

#begin #brought #chastisement #child #conduct

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#circus #faster #next #nothing #out

Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#joy #laughter #much #smile #tears

Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears. ↗

— Leigh Hunt

#both #given #people #selfish #tears

Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff. ↗

— Alvin Ailey

#down #insides #matter #quite #racism

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

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#emotion #inability #restrain #retain #self

Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#dr #everything #far #few #had

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#better #eyes #lotion #nature #see