A Quote by Thomas a Kempis

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong. — © Thomas a Kempis
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

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Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." They need to keep themselves out there. I have never had that fear. If I have any fear, it's not doing enough to reach people.
What I did before in my career you can pretty much throw out the window. Out of sight, out of mind.
You know what they say: You go on the road and you're out of the business. Out of sight, out of mind. I can't afford that sort of thing.
The mind always functions in an eccentric way, the mind is always an idiot. The really intelligent person has no mind. Intelligence arises out of no-mind, idiocy out of the mind. Mind is idiotic, no-mind is wise. No-mind is wisdom, intelligence. Mind depends on knowledge, on methods, on money, on experience, on this and that. Mind always needs props, it needs supports, it cannot exist on its own. On its own, it flops.
You remember my ideal cat has always a huge rat in its mouth, just going out of sight - though going out of sight in itself has a peculiar pleasure.
Fruit often ends up rotting in the crisper drawer. Well, that's the wrong place to put it. Out of sight, out of mind. The kids all know where the junk-food shelf is. Make the fruit that easy to get to. Put a big huge bowl of fruit on the counter.
But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.
When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.
That out of sight is out of mind is true of most we leave behind.
I try to not read about myself. I think it's easier to have it out of sight and out of mind.
A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.
Out of sight, out of mind' applies with even greater force to entertainers than to lovers.
I don't have to do films to pay my bills, nor am I insecure to think that out of sight is out of mind.
Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind.
As soon as they're out of your sight, you are out of their mind.
And when he is out of sight, quickly also he is out of mind.
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