
ProverbHuman Nature
Spanish 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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