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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.
Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.
Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler,
And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Achilles absent, was Achilles still.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death.
The absent are always in the wrong.
The absent are always in the wrong.
All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee read more
All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee to me.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
Absence and death are the same--only that in death there is no suffering.
