An ní nach bhfeiceann súil ní bhrónann croí
Word for wordThe thing an eye does not see, a heart does not grieve
What it meansWhat the eye sees not, the heart rues not.
Approximate pronunciation guide
un nee nokh VEK-un sool nee VROH-nun kree
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When to use it On the mercy of not knowing: quoted both ways, as comfort and as warning.
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- DictionaryÓ Dónaill, Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (1977)s.v. súil; also printed s.v. croí