Absent Quotes


It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things. Lawrence G. Lovasik Absent 104
The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent. Theodore C. Sorensen Absent 98
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse. Benjamin Franklin Absent 85
Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. George Santayana Absent 84
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves. Charles Reade Absent 83
The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution. Gary L. Francione Absent 79
A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent. Lawrence G. Lovasik Absent 76
Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love. John Locke Absent 66
My father was absent and he was a hero to me. Greta Scacchi Absent 60
Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better. Sextus Propertius Absent 60
Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead. Louise Brooks Absent 56
The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy. Blaise Pascal Absent 54
Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent. Sextus Propertius Absent 50
Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent. John Calvin Absent 43
Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role. Paul Weyrich Absent 40
Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased. John James Audubon Absent 33

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