Let me tell you I am better ...

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer.
Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer.

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All things change; nothing perishes.
The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.
Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.