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.

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.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

'Presents,' I often say, 'endear absents.'

Days of absence, sad and dreary,
Clothed in sorrow's dark array,--
Days of absence, I am weary;
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Days of absence, sad and dreary,
Clothed in sorrow's dark array,--
Days of absence, I am weary;
She I love is far away.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Is not absence death to those who love?

Is not absence death to those who love?

Absence - that common cure of love.

Absence - that common cure of love.

For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
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For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
speak it profanely) to be present with the Lord.