Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Russian translation

Разлука заставляет сердце любить сильнее.
Разлука усиливает любовь.

Synonyms

Me are best loved farthest off.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Compare in russian

Реже видишь, больше любишь.

Examples

Shall I tell you why I wanted you to come over? One idealizes people when they are away, it's true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and when one sees them again one's often surprised that one saw anything in them at all. (Maugham)

It surprised and almost shoked the girl herself  to discover how pale she was getting, how the few words of ordinary greeting seemed to stick in her throat. Absence in her case had certainly and unfortunately made "the heart grow fonder". (Broughton)

Of course she'll be all right. I just wish you could have seen Jerry Coslet the day... That's the worst of it, she hasn't seen her friends. Been hanging around the kitchen too much. Just a case of absence making the heart grow fonder of the bird in hand. (Gardner)