He was really upset, tears in his eyes. He thought the world of the fire department, still.

There are whole veins of diamonds in thine eyes, Might furnish crowns for all the Queens of earth.

. . . I am bound upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears do scald like molten lead.

I couldn't watch an open fire. I would break out in tears.

Well, ... it just brought tears to my eyes.

just brings tears to your eyes.