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title: "2 Extinguishes Quotes By Roger de Bussy-Rabutin"
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> [“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-de-bussy-rabutin/absence-is-to-love-what-wind-is-to-fire-it-extinguishes-the-small-it-2/)

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

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> [Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-de-bussy-rabutin/absence-is-to-love-as-wind-is-to-fire-it-extinguishes-the-small-and/)

Roger De Bussy-Rabutin

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## More by Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

> [“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-de-bussy-rabutin/absence-is-to-love-what-wind-is-to-fire-it-extinguishes-the-small-it-2/)

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

> [Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-de-bussy-rabutin/absence-is-to-love-as-wind-is-to-fire-it-extinguishes-the-small-and/)

Roger De Bussy-Rabutin

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