Absence Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.

— François De La Rochefoucauld

Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great

— Roger De Bussy-Rabutin

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Absence lessens half-hearted passions, and increases great ones, as the wind puts out candles and yet stirs up the fire....

— Ritu Ghatourey

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

— Anonymous

Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great

— Anonymous

Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out a candle, and blows in a fire.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.

— George Herbert

Love kindled by virtue always kindles another, provided that its flame appear outwardly.

— Dante Alighieri

We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides:…

— Matthew Arnold

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.

— Lucy Larcom