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  What it means

  What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve — a variant of the same proverb using the singular ’eye'.

  English equivalent

  What you don't know can't hurt you.

  Vocabulary

  • oko — eye
  • widzieć — to see
  • serce — heart
  • żal — sorrow, regret, grief

  Grammar note

  Genitive of negation: 'czego nie widzi'. Singular 'oko' (eye) vs. plural 'oczy' in the variant.

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