Tell troth and shame the devil.
Ben JonsonRead
In the hope to meet_x000D_ _x000D_ Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the longing for reunion and the sweetness of longing during absence.
Ben Jonson's quote reflects the bittersweet nature of love and longing, suggesting that the time spent apart from a loved one can enhance the joy of their eventual reunion. It highlights the idea that absence can make the heart grow fonder, as it allows one to appreciate the moments shared more deeply.
Themes
AbsenceLoveLongingReunionSweetness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote would be perfect in a letter to a partner who is away for a while.
More from Ben Jonson
All quotes βWe are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
Ben JonsonRead
All concord's born of contraries.
Ben JonsonRead
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
Ben JonsonRead
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man's life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
Ben JonsonRead
You are not now to think what's best to do, _x000D_ As in beginnings, but what must be done, _x000D_ Being thus enter'd; and slip no advantage _x000D_ That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; _x000D_ When it is past, and prosper'd , 'twill be virtue.
Ben JonsonRead
Similar quotes
We receive love β from our children as well as others β not in proportion to our demands or sacrifices or needs, but roughly in proportion to our own capacity to love.
Rollo MayRead
She reflected she must be completely besotted about Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra.
Dorothy L. SayersRead
But maybe you never really had someone, she thought now. Maybe, no matter how much you loved them, they could slip through your fingers like water, and there was nothing you could do about it.
Cassandra ClareRead
But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you. Why did he command these things? So that he might free you from hatred, sadness, anger and grudges, and might grant you the greatest possession of all, perfect love, which is impossible to possess except by the one who loves all equally in imitation of God.
Maximus The ConfessorRead
Governments move armies, but only individuals can move hearts. And with every act of love that emanates from any of us, we are activating miracles, adding to a spiritual ocean that in time will purify our planet of all vestiges of fear. Love alone can triumph over hate, and if we give it the chance, it will.
Marianne WilliamsonRead
When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it.
Jonathan CarrollRead