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Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.
-Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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Absence Cools Moderate Passions, And Inflames Violent

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.
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