| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Absence |
| | | A little absence does much good. French. | 1 |
| Absence doth but hold off a friend to make one see him the more truly. Pope. | 2 |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder. J. H. Bailey. | 3 |
| Absence cools moderate passions but inflames violent ones. | 4 |
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. Cowper. | 5 |
| Absence is love’s foe, far from the eyes, far from the heart. Spanish. | 6 |
| Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens. | 7 |
Absent or dead still let a friend be dear,
A sigh the absent claim, the dead a tear. Pope. | 8 |
| Absent none without blame, present none without excuse. French, Spanish. | 9 |
| Conspicuous by its absence. Tacitus. | 10 |
| Far from the eyes, far from the heart. | 11 |
| He that is absent will not be the heir. | 12 |
| Long absence changes friends. French. | 13 |
| Long absent soon forgotten. | 14 |
| The absent are always in the wrong. French, Dutch. | 15 |
| The absent one will not be the heir. Latin. | 16 |
| Whoso absents himself his share absents itself. Arabian. | 17 | | |
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