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~ True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice. ~

~ Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice. ~

Spinoza

~ Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~

Ambrose Redmoon

~ Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice. ~

Spinoza

~ We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds - our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs. Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully ~

Thich Nhat Hanh

~ In the absence of a subject with which you are passionately involved, and without the excitement that drives you to grasp it and exhaust it, you may take some beautiful pictures, but not a photographic oeuvre. ~

Brassai

~ I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it. ~

Coco Chanel

~ Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear. ~

William Shakespeare

~ Absence - that common cure of love. ~

Lord Byron

~ Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires. ~

FranÁois de la Rochefoucauld

~ The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence ~

Samuel Johnson

~ Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me,' and other such simple courtesies... Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in the enjoyment of life. ~

Ed Hays

~ We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent. ~

Friedrich Nietzsche

~ Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires ~

Bertrand Russell

~ The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum. ~

Thomas Paine

~ Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. ~

Jean De La Bruyere

~ People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is the absence of responsibility that is harder to bear. You have a great feeling of impotence. ~

Henry Kissinger

~ Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them. ~

Unknown

~ Health is not simply the absence of sickness. ~

Hannah Green

~ Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for. ~

Pierre de Coubertin

~ Courage is not the absence of fear, but simply moving on with dignity despite that fear. ~

Pat Riley

~ Just as the absence of clouds does not mean the end of the sky, neither is an empty mind the end of knowing. ~

Guy Finley

~ You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea ~

Earl Nightingale

~ Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice. ~

Harrison Ford

~ Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice. ~

Harrison Ford

~ I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it ~

Coco Chanel

~ Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it rekindles the great. ~

Comte DeBussy-Rabutin

~ Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire. ~

Franois de La Rouchefoucauld

~ Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. ~

John Dryden

~ Absence lessens half-hearted passions, and increases great ones, as the wind puts out candles and yet stirs up the fire ~

Duc de la Rouchefoucauld

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