As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delights of presence best known by the torments of absence.

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The pain of absence is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It is something that gives us longing for the present. Every time we are away from our loved one, we are filled with a longing for them. We long to be near them, to hold them close.

So, when we are with them again, the pain is soon forgotten. That’s why it is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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