“What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve.”

In Festo Omnium Sanctorum, Sermo 5, sect. 5; translation from Scottish Notes and Queries, 1st series, vol. 7, p. 59
Context: It is commonly said: What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve.

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Vulgo dicitur: Quod non videt oculus, cor non dolet.

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