"L'absence diminue les médiocres passions, et augmente les grands, comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu. "Absence diminishes the lesser… - François de La Rochefoucauld

Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.

276. — Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind will blow out a candle, and blow in a fire.

L'absence diminue les médiocres passions, et augmente les grandes, comme le vent éteint les bougies, et allume le feu.

L'absence diminue les médiocres passions, et augmente les grandes, comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu.

It is impossible to love a second time those whom we have really ceased to love.

428. — We easily forgive in our friends those faults we do not perceive.

One kind of happiness is to know exactly at what point to be miserable.