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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(noun) A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.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."

16 QUOTES
"In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence."
— Marcus Aurelius
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
"Goodness is not the absence of disease. It is an intentional process for health."
— Elezabeth Symond
"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it."
— Benjamin Franklin
"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust."
— George Washington
"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
"If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism."
— Thomas Sowell
"If everything you offered wasn't enough, offer your absence. Salt isn't on the menu, but when it's missing, you feel it."
— Anand Thakur
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
"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
"Be so rooted in yourself that nobody's absence or presence can disturb your peace."
— Anand Thakur
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