“Tears are God's way of cleansing the heart.”
“The heart is not cleansed with ordinary water,, but with tears of shame and repentance,,”
“Tears can be good. They can cleanse us form our misery.”
“And with tears of blood he cleansed the hand,The hand that held the steel:For only blood can wipe out blood,And only tears can heal”
“He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.”
“Praise be to God, Who has so disposed matters that pleasant literary anecdotes may serve as an instrument for the polishing of wits and the cleansing of rust from our hearts.”