Out of sight, out of mind

Meaning: We tend to forget things or people we don't see.

Origin: The thought appears in The Imitation of Christ, the 15th-century devotional book by Thomas à Kempis, in a meditation on death: once a man is out of sight, he is quickly out of mind. The English saying now covers any person or problem forgotten as soon as it is no longer in view.

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

French: Loin des yeux, loin du cœur (literally: Far from the eyes, far from the heart)
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)