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

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

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

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.

Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.

Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.

In the hope to meet
Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

In the hope to meet
Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.