Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great.

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.

Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body
came to be called in question by read more

Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body
came to be called in question by it.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.