Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.
FranÃois de la Rochefoucauld
The absent are always in the wrong
English Proverb
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
Henry Kissinger
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
Saint Augustine
Absence is the enemy of love
Proverb
Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?
Arthur Miller
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence
Samuel Johnson
Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.
Jean Paul Richter
Absence makes the heart grow wander
Gerald Barzan
Absence is one of the most useful ingredients of family life, and to dose it rightly is an art like any other.
Freya Stark
Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Absent in body, but present in spirit.
Bible
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.
Edwin C Bliss
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Earl Nightingale