Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

I know that, as night and shadows are good for flowers, and moonlight and dews are better than a continual sun, so is Christ's absence… — Samuel Rutherford
Freedom can be manifested only in the void of beliefs, in the absence of axioms, and only where the laws have no more authority than… — Emile M. Cioran
And so, when I began to read the proffered pages, I at one moment lost the train of thought in the text and drowned it… — Milorad PaviÄ‡
The greatest gift for an individual or a nation... was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind. — Aung San Suu Kyi
It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to… — Antonin Artaud
The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law. — Nelson Mandela
There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy requires determined action… — Nelson Mandela
The terrible, cold, cruel part is Wall Street. Rivers of gold flow there from all over the earth, and death comes with it. There, as… — Federico Garcia Lorca
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that — Unknown Author
It is partly the absence of recorded history which sends women now to the lives of women past for the detailed documentation of their daily… — Dale Spender
Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over the years, mutates,… — A.M. Homes
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And when he is… — Khalil Gibran
The job is to ask questions-it always was-and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of precise answers with… — Arthur Miller
Love is the creative refinement of sex energy. And so, when love reaches perfection, the absence of sex automatically follows. A life of love, an… — Rajneesh
In the absence of a great dream pettiness prevails. Shred visions foster risk taking, courage and innovation. Keeping the end in mind creates the confidence… — Peter Senge
In four ways ... should one who flatters be understood as a foe in the guise of a friend: He approves of his friend's evil… — Gautama Buddha
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and… — Gautama Buddha
Peace is the absence of war, but beyond that peace is a commodity unlike any other. Peace is security. Peace is a mindset. Peace is… — Unknown Author
The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence. — Timothy Keller
Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all… — Plato
The feeling of love is measured by the extent of missing the feverish state in which the absence of the other plunges us — Unknown Author
The new racism: Racism without 'racists.' Today, racial segregation and division often result from habits, policies, and institutions that are not explicitly designed to discriminate.… — Unknown Author
Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes.… — Gautama Buddha
Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement. — Gerald Jampolsky
The signs of the soundness of the servant's love for his Lord are three: absence of self-willing; pleasure in every event which takes place through… — Ibn Ata Allah

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