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absence makes the heart grow fonder

English

Proverb

absence makes the heart grow fonder

  1. When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.

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References

  • Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, ISBN 0-679-44554-4, p. 1.