The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long. — Moliere Copy Share Image
Nights, sweet as they, Made short by lovers play, Yet long by the absence of the day. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism. — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
We prefer to think that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that… — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
Sometimes, taking a break and going somewhere else and, almost, for both parties, absence makes the heart grow fonder. — Edge Copy Share Image
Just as darkness is born of the absence of light, the shadow side of our collective experience is born of ignorance of… — John Hagelin Copy Share Image
Mind is the absence of meditation. The moment meditation arises in you, mind is found nowhere. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul. — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
Praying is what confirms our true belief that we cannot succeed without God, and its absence confirms the exact opposite. — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
He had no idea of how long his life would one day seem to have gone on; how daily present the absence… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Life is like a football game, you get excited for that one day but when the one you're supporting lets you down… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are natural partners [with Japan] in the world and the Far East, but the absence of a peace treaty does not… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Toxic thoughts leave no room for truth to flourish. And in the absence of truth, lies reign. Spend some time soaking in… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
We can better see what we don't have. The other man's grass is always greener and now we can actually go and… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The genocide (in Rwanda) was a collective act. What made it possible, what made that final political crime possible, was the absence,… — James Orbinski Copy Share Image
People always say to me, 'Well, how can a marriage last when you're away as much as you are?' And I always… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
You feel free in Australia. There is great relief in the atmosphere - a relief from tension, from pressure, an absence of… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
[Six principles that make for a good story:] 1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of a political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
To some men peace merely means the liberty to exploit other people without fear of retaliation or interference. To others peace means… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Love and appreciation are identical vibrations. Appreciation is the vibration of alignment with who-you-are. Appreciation is the absence of everything that feels… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. The man who cheats and lies, but preserves a respectable… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
We cannot too soon convince ourselves how easily we may be dispensed with in the world. What important personages we imagine ourselves… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Most of us have become Ecozombies, desensitized, environmental deadheads. On average, society conditions us to spend over 95% of our time and… — Michael J Cohen Copy Share Image
She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I demand that the world be good, and lo, it obeys. I proclaim the world good, and facts range themselves to prove… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What is taught in the school is not important, how much learned is helpful. — Yssubramanyam Copy Share Image
Absence of defects does not necessarily build business... Something more is required. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
“His absence was a presence. Who knew an empty space could take up so much room.” — Jacqueline Simon Gunn Copy Share Image
How long time is when one is sad! Is it three years or three days since you went away? — Eugenie de Guerin Copy Share Image