Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted. Robert Benchley
That is the true definition of sin; when knowing right you do the lower, ah, then you sin. Where there is no knowledge, sin is not present. Annie Besant
One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again. José Rizal
The real nature of the present revealed itself: it was what exists, all that was not present did not exist. Jean-Paul Sartre
10. Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present. Ramana Maharshi
The crow is a pretty bird when the jackdaw is not present. Latin Proverb