He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
I admire the Shabbat tradition, and no matter which faith you are of, there is nothing more wonderful than dedicating a certain day to spend time with your family and loved ones, absent of TV, phone, and other interruptions.
Absent the edge, we drown in numbness.
[Eva Braun] complained when [Adolf Hitler] was absent, she complained that she was deprived of his company.
The absent danger greater still appears less fears he who is near the thing he fears.
Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent.
The absent are always in the wrong