ProverbHuman Nature
French origin
French originLoin des yeux, loin du cœur
Meaning: When people are apart, their feelings for each other fade.
Literally: Far from the eyes, far from the heart
Example: “Depuis qu'il est parti à l'étranger, il n'appelle plus jamais. Loin des yeux, loin du cœur.” — Since he moved abroad he never calls anymore: out of sight, out of mind.
Equivalents in English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, and 6 more languages
English: Out of sight, out of mind
Spanish: Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente (literally: Eyes that don't see, heart that doesn't feel)
Japanese: 去る者日々に疎し (Saru mono hibi ni utoshi) (literally: Those who leave become distant day by day)
German: Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (literally: Out of the eyes, out of the mind)
Italian: Lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore (literally: Far from the eyes, far from the heart)
Portuguese: Longe da vista, longe do coração (literally: Far from sight, far from the heart)
Dutch: Uit het oog, uit het hart (literally: Out of the eye, out of the heart)
Russian: С глаз долой — из сердца вон (S glaz doloy — iz serdtsa von) (literally: Out of the eyes, out of the heart)
Polish: Co z oczu, to z serca (literally: What's out of the eyes is out of the heart)
Arabic: بعيد عن العين بعيد عن القلب (Baʿīd ʿan al-ʿayn, baʿīd ʿan al-qalb) (literally: Far from the eye, far from the heart)
Turkish: Gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olur (literally: Far from the eye is far from the heart)
Origin: Where English speaks of the mind, French speaks of the heart: what the eyes no longer see, the heart stops caring about.
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