I dote on his very absence.

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Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

Nothing will come of nothing.

Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow’s dark array, – Days of absence, I am weary; She I love is far away.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.