..immediate jewel of their souls

Good name in man and woman Is the immediate jewel of their souls. He who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ‘Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands: But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

Tom Lutz, Crying

Alongside the various representations of sincere tears, then, are a series of representations of insincerity and emotional machination. – Tom Lutz, Crying