Tears/physiology

Famous quotes containing the words tears and/or physiology:

    Another [Israelite]: The blood of the orphan,
    A third [Israelite]: The tears of the miserable,
    The Second [Israelite]: These are his most delightful dishes; This is his sweetest drink.
    Jean Racine (1639–1699)

    The world moves, but we seem to move with it. When I studied physiology before ... there were two hundred and eight bones in the body. Now there are two hundred and thirty- eight.
    Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)