“Darkness is the absence of light. Happiness is the absence of pain. Anger is the absence of joy. Jealousy is the absence of confidence. Love is the absence of doubt. Hate is the absence of peace. Fear is the absence of faith. Life is the absence of death.”
“Faith is the absence of peace, and reflection of fear.”
“I was court-martialed in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.”
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
“The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.”
“Absence of proof is not proof of absence.”