Desire Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Anonymous

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

— Ritu Ghatourey

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

— François De La Rochefoucauld

Absence abates a moderate passion and intensifies a great one - as the wind blows out a candle but fans fire into flame.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire.

— Anonymous

Absence does for love what the wind does for a flame: it extinguishes the weak, and feeds the strong.

— Anonymous

Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Anonymous

Absence makes your heart grow fonder.

— Zayn Malik

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

— Roger De Bussy-Rabutin

Absence makes the Heart grows fonder

— Richie