onbekend maakt onbemind

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “[being] unknown makes [something] unloved”.

Proverb

onbekend maakt onbemind

  1. People do not love or value that which they do not know (well).

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: tak kenal maka tak sayang (calque)
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