Out of sight, out of mind

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 out of sight, out of mind Co oči nevidí, to srdce nebolí 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 What I don't know does not make me hot Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn 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 An eye evades a thing it does not see I bhfad as amharc, i gcian as intinn far from sight, far from mind An rud ná cloieseann an chluas ní chuireann sé buairt ar an gcroí. What the ear does not hear does not worry the heart An té a bhíos amuigh fuaraíonn a chuid. 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 what's not seen by the eyes, is not missed by the heart co z oczu, to z głowy out of sight, out of mind
Portuguese	Longe dos olhos, longe do coração far from the eyes, far from the heart O que os olhos não vêem, o coração não sente 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 Far from the eye, far from the heart As an t-sealladh, às a chuimhne 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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