Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Absent

Ab′sent

“Out of mind as soon as out of sight.” Generally misquoted “Out of sight, out of mind.” —Lord Brooke.

The absent are always wrong.

The translation of the French proverb, Les absents ont toujours tort.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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