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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fire.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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Reflections; or, Sentences and Moral Maxims [1678], maxim 276

Source: Reflections; or, Sentences and Moral Maxims [1678], maxim 276

“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fire.” — François de La Rochefoucauld

“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fire.” — François de La Rochefoucauld

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