“The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.”
New York Times review of Mr. Carman's Prose; A Volume Of Little Essays By The Canadian Poet. (1903).
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“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
Source: The strong man syndrome https://www.thecable.ng/wole-soyinka-at-86/amp
“Every joy brings the sorrow of its absence in its wake.”
Zire Notes (May 2004 - December 2006)
“The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.”
No. 39 (January 13, 1759)
The Idler (1758–1760)
“The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.”
Acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at the Creative Art Emmys
Source: Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets them Free
Es ist das höchste Glück des Menschen, anzubeten, oder, milder gesagt, andre Menschen über sich anzuerkennen, die er liebt und die ihn lieben.
Paul de Lagarde: Erinnerungen aus seinem Leben für die Freunde zusammengestellt (1894), S. 40
as cited in The Politics of Cultural Despair (1961), p. 29
“The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.”
Dido and Aeneas (opera; music by Henry Purcell)