Meaning of this quote

The image compares tears with water that helps a plant grow. It suggests that processing grief may change a person, without implying that distress is always beneficial or that tears are required for growth.

Key takeaway: Allow feelings to be processed without demanding a lesson from every loss.

Origin of the quote

A short modern saying circulated under Shakespeare's name. No play, sonnet, other poem, or contemporary record containing the exact phrase was established.

Who actually said this?

Commonly attributed

The cited user-submitted entry provides no literary source. A Shakespeare attribution should remain unverified unless an identifiable textual location is found.

Attributed author: Unknown; attributed to William Shakespeare

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