dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah

German

Etymology

Literally, “far from the eye, close to the heart”; originally an epitaph.

Proverb

dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah

  1. (fairly rare) absence makes the heart grow fonder
    Antonym: aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
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