English[edit]
Proverb[edit]
a man is known by the company he keeps
- People are similar in character to their friends.
Translations[edit]
people are similar in character to their friends
- Bulgarian: кра́ставите мага́рета през де́вет баи́ра се поду́шват (krástavite magáreta prez dévet baíra se podúšvat)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 物以類聚，人以群分／物以类聚，人以群分 (zh) (wùyǐlèijù, rényǐqúnfēn), 觀其友，知其人／观其友，知其人 (guānqíyǒu, zhīqírén)
- Danish: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: vakka kantensa valitsee
- French: qui se ressemble s'assemble (fr)
- Greek: δείξε μου τους φίλους σου, να σου πω ποιος είσαι (deíxe mou tous fílous sou, na sou po poios eísai)
- Ancient: ὅμοιος ὁμοίῳ ἀεὶ πελάζει (hómoios homoíōi aeì pelázei)
- Hungarian: madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról
- Indonesian: kenali seseorang dari temannya
- Italian: dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei
- Malay:
- Jawi: کنلي سسأورڠ دڠن مڠتاهوءي کاونڽ
- Rumi: kenali seseorang dengan mengetahui kawannya
- Portuguese: diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és
- Romanian: spune-mi cu cine te însoțești, ca să-ți spun cine ești
- Russian: с кем поведёшься, от того́ и наберёшься (s kem povedjóšʹsja, ot tovó i naberjóšʹsja), скажи́ мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу́ тебе́, кто ты (skaží mne, kto tvoj drug, i ja skažú tebé, kto ty), рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́ (rybák rybaká vídit izdaleká)
- Scottish Gaelic: aithnichear fear air a' chuideachd a chumas e, am fear a laigheas sa pholl, togaidh e an làthach
- Turkish: Körle yatan şaşı kalkar (tr)
- Welsh: adwaenir dyn wrth ei gyfeillion (cy)
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