Proverbs that mean something that you can't see or that is far away does not weigh heavily on your thoughts/mind.
| Language | Idiom |
|---|---|
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (ba'eedun 'an il-'ayn, ba'eedun 'an il-qalb) بعيد عن العين، بعيد عن القلب |
| Belarusian | Як сышоў з воч, так и з памяці проч (Jak syschoŭ z voch, tak i z pam′acі proch) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
眼不見，心不煩 [眼不见，心不烦]
(yǎn bùjiàn, xīn bùfán) what the eyes don't see doesn't worry the heart |
| Croatian | Daleko od očiju, daleko od srca far from the eyes, far from the heart |
| Czech | Sejde z očí, sejde z mysli what the eyes don't see, doesn't hurt the heart |
| Danish | Langt fra Öine, snart af Sinde / Ude af øje, ude af sind out of sight, out of mind |
| Dutch | Uit het oog, uit het hart far from the eyes, far from the heart |
| Finnish | Poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä out of the eyes, out of mind |
| French | Loin des yeux, loin du cœur far from the eyes, far from the heart |
| German | Was ich nicht weiß macht mich nicht heiß Out of sight, out of mind |
| Hebrew | (rachok me-ha'ayin, rachok me-halev) רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב Far from the eye, far from the heart |
| Irish (Gaelic) |
Seachnaíonn súil ní nach bhfeiceann I bhfad as amharc, i gcian as intinn An rud ná cloieseann an chluas ní chuireann sé buairt ar an gcroí. Whoever is often out, his part grows cold |
| Italian | Lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore far from the eyes, far from the heart |
| Latin | Qui procul ab oculis, procul a limite cordis Out of sight, out of mind |
| Manx | Ass shiley, ass smooinagtyn out of sight, out of thought |
| Norwegian | Ute av syne, ute av sinn |
| Persian (Farsi) | از دل برود هر آنکه از دیده رود (az del beravad har anke az dide ravad) |
| Polish | czego oczy nie widzą, tego sercu nie żal out of sight, out of mind |
| Portuguese | Longe dos olhos, longe do coração what the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel |
| Romanian | Ochii care nu se vad, se uita The eyes that are not seen, are forgotten |
| Russian | С глаз долой - из сердца вон (S glaz doloy - iz sertza von) Out of sight, out of the heart |
| Scottish Gaelic |
Fada bhon t-sùil, fada bhon chride Out of sight, out of memory |
| Serbian | Далеко од очију – далеко од срца (Daleko od očiju – daleko od srca) far from eyes – far from heart |
| Slovak | Zíde z očí, zíde z mysle |
| Slovenian | Daleč od oči, daleč od srca |
| Spanish | Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente what the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel |
| Swedish | Ur syn, ur sinn |
| Turkish | Gözden ırak olan, gönülden de ırak olur |
| Urdu | Ankh oghal pahar oghel |
| Welsh | Allan o olwg, allan o feddwl out of sight, out of mind |
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