ProverbHuman NatureSpanish origin

Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

Meaning: What you don't know about can't hurt you.

Literally: Eyes that don't see, heart that doesn't feel

Example: “No le cuentes lo de la fiesta; ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.” — Don't tell him about the party: what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, and 6 more languages

  • English: Out of sight, out of mind
  • French: Loin des yeux, loin du cœur (literally: Far from the eyes, far from the heart)
  • 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 says out of sight, out of mind, Spanish speaks of the heart: it is often used to excuse keeping something quiet.

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