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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.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; every little absence is an age.
I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.
I dote on his very absence, and I wish them a fair departure.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.
The absent are always in the wrong.
The absent are always in the wrong.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
