Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

No friend to Love like a long voyage at sea.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the read more

For there's nae luck about the house;
There's nae luck at aw;
There's little pleasure in the house
When our gudeman's awa.
- William Julius Mickle,

I dote on his very absence.

I dote on his very absence.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

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.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.

Achilles absent, was Achilles still.