Absence Quotes

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics one cannot undertake to say whether the district is a healthy one or not.

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose.

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

To observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that differing opinions need not imply an absence of love.

You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

The absence and suppression of justice can only open the way for extremists to exploit such a condition to perpetrate acts of violence against innocents.

Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.

In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.

Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

My dear, the duty that devolved wholly on you in my absence of guiding and expanding the minds of our dear children is a laborious one and a responsible one.

The surest test of discipline is its absence.

Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.