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Absence

(noun) A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away. Example: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

14 QUOTES
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
"I'd rather miss you in your absence then neglect in your presence."
— Sophie Smith
"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust."
— George Washington
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there."
— Dalai Lama
"Love is the absence of judgment."
— Dalai Lama
"In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence."
— Marcus Aurelius
"Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late."
— Thomas Sowell
"Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything."
— C. S. Lewis
"If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism."
— Thomas Sowell
"Women think of all colors except the absence of color."
— Coco Chanel
"True friends never apart maybe in distance but never in heart."
— Helen Keller
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