Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.
“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.”
“Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.”