--- title: "Inspiring Absence Thoughts" description: "Browse 2,057 Absence quotes by 1,420 authors. Discover the best Absence sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/kang-chol-hwan-52061_absence_we-are-people-who-lived-in-absence-of-fr_690253.jpg" --- > [We are people who lived in absence of freedom. We know how precious it is. I want to give all these people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kang-chol-hwan/we-are-people-who-lived-in-absence-of-freedom-we-know-how-precious-it/) [Kang Chol-hwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kang-chol-hwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/kang-chol-hwan-52061_absence_we-are-people-who-lived-in-absence-of-fr_690253.jpg) > [L'absence diminue les mediocres passions, et augmente les grandes,comme le vent eteint les bougies, et allume le feu. Absence diminishes commonplace passions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/l-absence-diminue-les-mediocres-passions-et-augmente-les-grandes/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_absence_l-absence-diminue-les-mediocres-passions_567578.jpg) > [In a field I am the absence of field.That is always the case. Wherever I am, I am what is missing. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strand/in-a-field-i-am-the-absence-of-field-that-is-always-the-case-wherever/) [Mark Strand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/mark-strand-9847_absence_in-a-field-i-am-the-absence-of-field-tha_322769.png) > [In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-addison/in-my-lucia-s-absence-life-hangs-upon-me-and-becomes-a-burden-i-am/) [Joseph Addison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-addison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/joseph-addison-377_absence_in-my-lucia-s-absence-life-hangs-upon-me_1338072.jpg) > [The U.N. is worse than disaster. The U.N. creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful U.N. Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-krauthammer/the-u-n-is-worse-than-disaster-the-u-n-creates-conflicts-look-at-the/) [Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-krauthammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/charles-krauthammer-1232_absence_the-u-n-is-worse-than-disaster-the-u-n-c_1907562.png) > [The saddest human experience is to view alone the scenes one has viewed through other eyes - to walk solitary where one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-cecil-thurston/the-saddest-human-experience-is-to-view-alone-the-scenes-one-has/) [Katherine Cecil Thurston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-cecil-thurston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/katherine-cecil-thurston-25666_absence_the-saddest-human-experience-is-to-view_1654765.jpg) > [Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penn-jillette/religion-cannot-and-should-not-be-replaced-by-atheism-religion-needs/) [Penn Jillette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penn-jillette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/penn-jillette-1046_absence_religion-cannot-and-should-not-be-replac_2039552.png) > [Alex stepped out from behind the rock. Relieved to see him in one piece, I threw myself forward and hugged him. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/alex-stepped-out-from-behind-the-rock-relieved-to-see-him-in-one/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/anonymous-1_absence_alex-stepped-out-from-behind-the-rock-re_2987212.jpg) > [I'd been so set on an escape that was now impossible, and the only form of freedom left to me was death.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gordon-smith/i-d-been-so-set-on-an-escape-that-was-now-impossible-and-the-only/) [Alexander Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gordon-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/alexander-gordon-smith-9349_absence_i-d-been-so-set-on-an-escape-that-was-no_1665140.png) > [The appointing power vested in the president imposes delicate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be informed, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-taylor/the-appointing-power-vested-in-the-president-imposes-delicate-and/) [Zachary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/zachary-taylor-16318_absence_the-appointing-power-vested-in-the-presi_751429.png) > [I started writing because there's an absence of things I was familiar with or that I dreamed about. One of my senses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ntozake-shange/i-started-writing-because-there-s-an-absence-of-things-i-was-familiar/) [Ntozake Shange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ntozake-shange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/ntozake-shange-11891_absence_i-started-writing-because-there-s-an-abs_688277.png) > [And now, my friends, a dragon's toast! Here's to life's little blessings: war, plagues, and all forms of evil. Their presence keeps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-a-barron/and-now-my-friends-a-dragon-s-toast-here-s-to-life-s-little-blessings/) [T.A. Barron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-a-barron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/t-a-barron-30718_absence_and-now-my-friends-a-dragon-s-toast-here_2793172.jpg) > [Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sankara/let-there-be-an-end-to-the-arrogance-of-the-big-powers-who-miss-no/) [Thomas Sankara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sankara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/thomas-sankara-16731_absence_let-there-be-an-end-to-the-arrogance-of_816262.jpg) > [There is a notion that complete impartiality is the most fitting and indeed the normal disposition for true exegesis , because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-barth/there-is-a-notion-that-complete-impartiality-is-the-most-fitting-and/) [Karl Barth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-barth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/karl-barth-3434_absence_there-is-a-notion-that-complete-impartia_2909619.jpg) > [It isnt only fictional heroes to whom toast means home and comfort. It is related of the Duke of Wellington - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-david/it-isnt-only-fictional-heroes-to-whom-toast-means-home-and-comfort-it/) [Elizabeth David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-david/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/elizabeth-david-31651_absence_it-isnt-only-fictional-heroes-to-whom-to_404086.jpg) > [During their separation, something had happened to Annabeth's feelings. They'd grown painfully intense-like she'd been forced to withdraw from a life-saving medication.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/during-their-separation-something-had-happened-to-annabeth-s-feelings/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/rick-riordan-27_absence_during-their-separation-something-had-ha_52189.jpg) > [The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/the-security-of-society-lies-in-custom-and-unconscious-instinct-and/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/oscar-wilde-16_absence_the-security-of-society-lies-in-custom-a_126980.jpg) ## Top authors on Absence - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shalini-84319.jpg) Shalini 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/shalini/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/rajneesh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terence-mckenna-89395.jpg) Terence McKenna 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/terence-mckenna/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/william-shakespeare/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-audrey-niffenegger-15619.jpg) Audrey Niffenegger 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/audrey-niffenegger/) - [Mark Twain 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-erik-pevernagie-688.jpg) Erik Pevernagie 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/erik-pevernagie/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-atwood-63354.jpg) Margaret Atwood 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/margaret-atwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-toni-morrison-91730.jpg) Toni Morrison 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/toni-morrison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-paul-vi-75911.jpg) Pope Paul VI 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/pope-paul-vi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/#itemlist", "name": "Absence Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are people who lived in absence of freedom. 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