"Jane weeps not for her dad when none is by, Yet when one enters she begins to cry. Not by its wish for praise is true grief shown: He mourns indeed who mourns when he’s alone."
— Fathers

January 1, 1970

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Cf. Plerique enim lacrimas fundunt, ut ostendant; et toties siccos oculos habent, quoties spectator defuit. Seneca, ' 15.—“Very many shed tears merely for show; and have perfectly dry eyes when no one is looking on.”