Distance lends enchantment



Distance lends enchantment (to the view).

Prov. Things that are far away from you appear better than they really are. Jill: High school was the happiest time of my life. Jane: But that was fifteen years ago. I think distance lends enchantment to the view.
See also: distance, lend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GraceGRAYSEnglish
Avksentiy-Russian
Aston['æstən]
Virgiliu-Romanian
Alexandera-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Lila (1)-Indian, Hindi