“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.”
― La Rochefoucauld
“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.” ― La Rochefoucauld
Absence diminishes minor passions and inflames great ones, as the wind douses a candle and fans a fire. La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680
Robert Greene • The 48 Laws of Power
“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief”
