"Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.”

“However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.”

“What makes us so often discontented with those who transact business for us is that they almost always abandon the interest of their friends for the interest of the business, because they wish to have the honor of succeeding in that which they have undertaken.”

“I was absent at the moment I took up the most space.”

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder”

“Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.”

“I'm in love! Your advice, what are they? Love has poisoned me! Your remedies, what are they? I hear them shout: "fast, Bind him feet!" But if my heart that has gone mad! Those strings on my feet What is the point?”

“Do what you would do for free, having passion for what you do is the most important thing.”

“Would you do your job and not be paid for it? I would do this job, and take on a second job just to make ends meet if nobody paid me. That’s how you know you are doing the right thing.”