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absence makes the heart grow fonder

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder

familiarity breeds contempt

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/familiarity-breeds-contempt

Respect is greater from a distance

http://english.al/proverb/respect-is-greater-from-a-distance/

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Hi,

It is noteworthy that "familiarity breeds contempt" is the opposite of "absence makes the heart grow fonder".

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Hello Ali

In my opinion, they're exactly the same. They both state the same concept, but from two viewpoints:

Familiarity breeds contempt: seeing and associating with a person too frequently may result in a loss of respect.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder: being distant from a person may result in more love and affection.

Are they not the same?

Answer 1

Another proverb is:

Men are best loved furthest off! 

 

And also an Scottish proverb says: 

Friends agree best at distance! 

Comments

Thanks, +1

I also came across this quote:

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
http://goo.gl/LI2ZEd