"what you don't know can't hurt you" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. If one does not know about a problem or a misdeed, one will not be able to render oneself unhappy by worrying about it. Related terms: out of sight, out of mind, ignorance is bliss, willful ignorance, long ways, long lies Translations (Translations): se mitä ei tiedä ei voi satuttaa (Finnish), ce qu’on ignore ne peut pas nous faire de mal (French), czego oczy nie widzą, tego sercu nie żal (Polish), det man inte vet har man inte ont av (Swedish)

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