Mark Twain once said that true bravery isn’t the absence of fear, but the ability to act in the face of fear.

She took a moment to lament her lack of parasol. Every time she left the house, she felt keenly the absence of her heretofore ubiquitous accessory.

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum

f you are not fully present, you will look around and it will be gone

Feelings aren’t an absence of strength.

Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.

In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

Luxury lies not in the richness of things, but in the absence of vulgarity

Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.

Nature without learning is blind, learning apart from nature is fractional, and practice in the absence of both is aimless.

Grief is natural; the absence of all feeling is undesirable, but moderation in grief should be observed, as in the face of all good or evil.

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism.

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.

There is no “approved” solution to any tactical situation.

In the absence of love, we began slowly but surely to fall apart.

Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

If you’re a scientist, and you have to have an answer, even in the absence of data, you’re not going to be a good scientist.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160.

I’m suppose to be #1 on everybody list. We’ll see what happens when I no longer exist.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

In the absence of sound oversight, responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that might harm the environment, or take advantage of middle-class families, or threaten to bring down the entire financial system.

You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

It is wise to turn circumstances to good account

I can never be your friend because of my lost tail, nor you mine because of your lost child

Fine feathers don’t make fine birds

Money can run out but talent is forever.

How could she feel nostalgia when he was right in front of her? How can you suffer from the absence of a person who is present?