Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great

Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.

When we are not in love too much, we are not in love enough

Love comes from blindness; friendship from knowledge.

Love comes from blindness, friendship from knowledge.