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> [Faith is the soul's witness to something not yet manifested, achieved or realised, but which yet the Knower within us, even in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-aurobindo/faith-is-the-soul-s-witness-to-something-not-yet-manifested-achieved/)

[Sri Aurobindo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-aurobindo/)

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> [“It is regret for the absence of his loved one which causes a mourner to grieve: yet it is clear that this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca/it-is-regret-for-the-absence-of-his-loved-one-which-causes-a-mourner/)

[Seneca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca/)

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> [Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/where-there-is-an-absence-of-international-political-leadership-civil/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [When we don't get that escape from our work selves, I think we feel its absence on a deep, almost primal level.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katrina-onstad/when-we-don-t-get-that-escape-from-our-work-selves-i-think-we-feel/)

[Katrina Onstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katrina-onstad/)

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> [Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-burnett-tylor/coughs-seem-very-common-here-especially-among-the-children-though/)

[Edward Burnett Tylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-burnett-tylor/)

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> [Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists... When we are parted, we each feel the lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmond-de-goncourt/today-i-begin-to-understand-what-love-must-be-if-it-exists-when-we-2/)

[Edmond de Goncourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmond-de-goncourt/)

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> [I do understand that you can look into someone’s eyes,” I heard myself saying, “and suddenly know that life will be impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-cornwell/i-do-understand-that-you-can-look-into-someone-s-eyes-i-heard-myself/)

[Bernard Cornwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-cornwell/)

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> [Peace is something more than the absence of war, although some nations would be thankful for that alone today. A durable and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willy-brandt/peace-is-something-more-than-the-absence-of-war-although-some-nations/)

[Willy Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willy-brandt/)

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> [Not longer loved or fostered by religion, beauty is lifted from its face as a mask, and its absence exposes features on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-urs-von-balthasar/not-longer-loved-or-fostered-by-religion-beauty-is-lifted-from-its/)

[Hans Urs von Balthasar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-urs-von-balthasar/)

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> [You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/you-are-an-explorer-and-you-represent-our-species-and-the-greatest/)

[Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/)

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> [The concern that some women show at the absence of their husbands, does not arise from their not seeing them and being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne/the-concern-that-some-women-show-at-the-absence-of-their-husbands/)

[Michel de Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne/)

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> [Hinduism especially - in the absence of codified rituals or a book of rules to circumscribe it - has always functioned as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkha-dutt/hinduism-especially-in-the-absence-of-codified-rituals-or-a-book-of/)

[Barkha Dutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkha-dutt/)

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> [The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. If humanity's language, technology, and buildings are an extension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baudrillard/the-desert-is-a-natural-extension-of-the-inner-silence-of-the-body-if/)

[Jean Baudrillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baudrillard/)

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> [“It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive . After all they'd been through over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-okay-he-said-we-re-together-he-didn-t-say-you-re-okay-or-we-re/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

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> [Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerzy-grotowski/intimate-or-drastic-elements-in-the-work-of-others-are-untouchable/)

[Jerzy Grotowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerzy-grotowski/)

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> [The poor quality of Christian that grows out of our modern evangelistic meeting may be accounted for by the absence of real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-poor-quality-of-christian-that-grows-out-of-our-modern/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [Nothing marks the change from the city to the country so much as the absence of grinding noises. The country is never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/nothing-marks-the-change-from-the-city-to-the-country-so-much-as-the/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [The concern now is whether policymakers even understand the meaning of evidence. Whether there is any truth to this descriptor of "fact-free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-d-holt-jr/the-concern-now-is-whether-policymakers-even-understand-the-meaning/)

[Rush D. Holt, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-d-holt-jr/)

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> [Of all the ills that circumstance forces upon man, separation from a beloved object is, perhaps, the most salutary. Separation is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-cecil-thurston/of-all-the-ills-that-circumstance-forces-upon-man-separation-from-a/)

[Katherine Cecil Thurston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-cecil-thurston/)

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> [It's not that hard to imagine the natural world recovering it's health in our absence: it's more difficult, and more necessary, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-steffen/it-s-not-that-hard-to-imagine-the-natural-world-recovering-it-s/)

[Alex Steffen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-steffen/)

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> [Not only the grounds of the opinion are forgotten in the absence of discussion, but too often the meaning of the opinion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stuart-mill/not-only-the-grounds-of-the-opinion-are-forgotten-in-the-absence-of/)

[John Stuart Mill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stuart-mill/)

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> [We know that an object that is not consciously noticed at the time of a first visit can, by its absence during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-chtcheglov/we-know-that-an-object-that-is-not-consciously-noticed-at-the-time-of/)

[Ivan Chtcheglov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-chtcheglov/)

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> [The total absence of desire brings happiness. It also brings freedom and liberation, because whenever something is lacking there are both limits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-total-absence-of-desire-brings-happiness-it-also-brings-freedom/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [I think the media in general hasn't been very kind to fat women or fat people. We see so many insensitive portrayals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-purser/i-think-the-media-in-general-hasn-t-been-very-kind-to-fat-women-or/)

[Shannon Purser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-purser/)

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> [How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/how-often-does-a-man-ruin-his-disciples-by-remaining-always-with-them/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [Toxic thoughts leave no room for truth to flourish. And in the absence of truth, lies reign. Spend some time soaking in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysa-terkeurst/toxic-thoughts-leave-no-room-for-truth-to-flourish-and-in-the-absence/)

[Lysa TerKeurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysa-terkeurst/)

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> [ We are natural partners \[with Japan\] in the world and the Far East, but the absence of a peace treaty does not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-are-natural-partners-with-japan-in-the-world-and-the-far-east-but/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [“Return, while night clatters and mirrors open and everything tears inside because of your absence. Everything wants to get on with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandra-pizarnik/return-while-night-clatters-and-mirrors-open-and-everything-tears/)

[Alejandra Pizarnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandra-pizarnik/)

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> [A keystone habit leads to other positive habits and disciplines. These positive traits start a chain reaction that produces other positive outcomes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-groeschel/a-keystone-habit-leads-to-other-positive-habits-and-disciplines-these/)

[Craig Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-groeschel/)

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> [The market, if it can be kept honest and competitive, does provide very strong incentives for work effort and productive contributions. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-melvin-okun/the-market-if-it-can-be-kept-honest-and-competitive-does-provide-very/)

[Arthur Melvin Okun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-melvin-okun/)

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> [It is not truly realistic or scientific to take short views, to sacrifice the future to immediate pressure, to ignore facts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/it-is-not-truly-realistic-or-scientific-to-take-short-views-to/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

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> [In a field, I am the absence of field. In a crowd, I am the absence of crowd. In a dream, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-a-field-i-am-the-absence-of-field-in-a-crowd-i-am-the-absence-of-3/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I am not a terrorist, but neither am I a pacifist. I am simply a regular guy from the Palestinian street advocating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marwan-barghouti/i-am-not-a-terrorist-but-neither-am-i-a-pacifist-i-am-simply-a/)

[Marwan Barghouti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marwan-barghouti/)

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> [The man filled with good qualities like Truth, Love, absence of jealousy, ego and hatred, can see God without searching for Him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sathya-sai-baba/the-man-filled-with-good-qualities-like-truth-love-absence-of/)

[Sathya Sai Baba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sathya-sai-baba/)

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> [“Absence is to love what the wind is to fire. A brief absence stirs it like a gentle breeze, making the flames…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-hussain-raja/absence-is-to-love-what-the-wind-is-to-fire-a-brief-absence-stirs-it/)

[Shahid Hussain Raja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-hussain-raja/)

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> [There is in Aristotle an almost complete absence of what may be called benevolence or philanthropy. The sufferings of mankind . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/there-is-in-aristotle-an-almost-complete-absence-of-what-may-be/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [The window is the absence of the wall, and it gives air and light because it is empty. Be empty of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/the-window-is-the-absence-of-the-wall-and-it-gives-air-and-light/)

[Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/)

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> [Mindfulness is when you are engaged in activities but the mind is set into the meditative state all the time. Meditation is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/mindfulness-is-when-you-are-engaged-in-activities-but-the-mind-is-set/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [“Anger and violence in Gaza and among Gazans is completely predictable. In a situation like ours, the absence of violence and anger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/anger-and-violence-in-gaza-and-among-gazans-is-completely-predictable/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

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> [The world would hate His followers, not because of evil in their lives, but precisely because of the absence of evil or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/the-world-would-hate-his-followers-not-because-of-evil-in-their-lives/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

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                        "text": "The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. If humanity's language, technology, and buildings are an extension of its constructive faculties, the desert alone is an extension of its capacity for absence, the ideal schema of humanity's disappearance.",
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                        "text": "The poor quality of Christian that grows out of our modern evangelistic meeting may be accounted for by the absence of real repentance accompanying the initial spiritual experience of the converts. And the absence of repentance is the result of an inadequate view of sin and sinfulness held by those who present themselves in the inquiry room.",
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