#tear

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile. ↗

— Julie Burchill

#completely #correct #death #honestly #inappropriate

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#cigar #costly #emotional #habit #hurry

For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. ↗

— Lord Byron

#gathering #greatest #grief #grieve #i

The dew of compassion is a tear. ↗

— Lord Byron

#dew #tear

It isn't very nice to admit, but domestic violence has its uses. So raw and unleashed, it tears away the veil of civilization that comes between us as much as it makes life possible. A poor substitute for the sort of passion we like to extol perhaps, but real love shares more in common with hatred and rage than it does with geniality or politeness. ↗

— Lionel Shriver

#passion #tear #veil #violence #life

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#others #quickly #shed #tear #troubles

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#i #nothing #offer #sweat #tears

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#especially #misfortunes #others #quickly #shed

Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable. ↗

— Rene Daumal

#certain #certain degree #clearest #degree #distinct

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it? ↗

— John Davidson

#audience #every #i #i do #inspiration