Nothing reopens the springs of love so fully as absence, and no absence so thoroughly as that which must needs be endless.
L'absence diminue les mediocres passions, et augmente les grandes,comme le vent eteint les bougies, et allume le feu. Absence diminishes commonplace passions, and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and kindles fire.
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.
Absence abates a moderate passion and intensifies a great one - as the wind blows out a candle but fans fire into flame.
A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.
But just remember, life without me would be even more unbearable.
Women tend to love men in their presence, while men tend to love women in their absence.
When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.
You get perspective on things when you're away from your child, and in a way, your love for them becomes even deeper.
We're so saturated with propaganda every way you look that we don't notice it. But when it isn't there, you notice.
Neymar is the most important player in our national team. His absence is felt when he doesn't play. Same holds true for Barcelona. Such is his impact.
You're one of those guys who can make a party just by leaving it. It's a great gift.
A day away from Tallulah is like a month in the country.
But because they didn't see each other very often, their relationship had more ups and downs than either of them had experienced before. Since everything felt right when they were together, everything felt wrong when they weren't.
You don't realize how much a dog's presence defines the contours of your home until, in its absence, the walls seem to relocate themselves.
When you're out for a week here and there, it sets you back, and you're out of the team.