Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fire.
— François de La Rochefoucauld
Also attributed to: François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1678, no. 276.
Absence weakens small affections but strengthens great ones, like wind on flame.
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