Did Charles Dickens say “We need never be ashamed of our tears.”?

Did Charles Dickens say “We need never be ashamed of our tears.”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Charles Dickens. Source and location below.

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried than before,--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle. If I had cried before, I should have had Joe with me then.
Great Expectations — Charles Dickens, Chapter XIX · ¶1275 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1400 · source

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