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    Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
    the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
    [Fr., L'absence diminue les mediocres passions et augmente les
    grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.]

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There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

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They are good that are away.

They are good that are away.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Absence Quotes,
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Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

by Alexander Pope Found in: Absence Quotes,
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Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous,
one provision is conspicuous by its presence and read more

Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous,
one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its
absence.

by Lord John Russell (1) Found in: Absence Quotes,
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The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Absence Quotes,
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Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

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When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

by Thomas A. Kempis Found in: Absence Quotes,
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The absent are always in the wrong.

The absent are always in the wrong.

by English Proverb Found in: Absence Quotes,
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How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
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How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
What old December's bareness everywhere!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Absence Quotes,
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