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Absent Quotes (page 5)

I will not speak of him as if he were absent, he has not been and he will never be. These are not mere words of consolation. Only those of us who feel it truly and permanently in the depths of our souls can comprehend this. Physical life is ephemeral, it passes inexorably... This truth should be taught to every human being -- that the immortal values of the spirit are above physical life. What sense does life have without these values? What then is it to live? Those who understand this and... Fidel Castro
Before we congratulate ourselves upon the absence of certain faults from our nation or society, we ought to ask ourselves why it is that these faults are absent. Are we without the fault because we have the opposite virtue? Or are we without the fault because we have the opposite fault? Gilbert K. Chesterton
But here we are; and, if we tarry a little, we may come to learn that here is best. See to it, only, that thyself is here;-and art and nature, hope and fate, friends, angels, and the Supreme Being, shall not be absent from the chamber which thou sittest. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are more worlds than one, and in many ways they are unlike each other. But joy and sorrow, or, in other words, good and evil, are not absent in their degree from any of the worlds, for wherever there is life there is action, and action is but the expression of one or other of these qualities. James Stephens
Let us drink together, fellows, as we did in days of yore. And still enjoy the golden hours that Fortune has in store; The absent friends remembered be, in all that’s sung or said, And Love immortal consecrate the memory of the dead. Albert Pike
It is made the duty of every Commanding Officer in the Department, to arrest and send to these Headquarters, under guard, every officer or soldier who may be found absent from his command, without the regular leave in writing, prescribed by Regulations and General Orders. John H. Morgan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present..."
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity."
Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are..."
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Benjamin Franklin quote: "The absent are never without fault, nor the present without..."
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse. Benjamin Franklin
The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution. Gary L. Francione
In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an ocean away seemed very threatening. Gene Tierney
Sextus Propertius quote: "Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent."
Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent. Sextus Propertius
Sextus Propertius quote: "Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better."
Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better. Sextus Propertius
Alexander Pope quote: "Never find fault with the absent."
Never find fault with the absent. Alexander Pope

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