Wind Exstinguishes Candles And Fans

French moralist François de La Rochefoucauld wrote, “Absence diminishes

small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and

fans the bonfire.”

Only in times of trial and separation from those we love do we learn hard truths.

On the contrary in a world where we are constantly connected, it can be

difficult to cut ties to sinister or persuasive people.