a man is known by the company he keeps

English

Proverb

a man is known by the company he keeps

1. People are similar in character to their friends.

Translations

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 (zh), 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

• 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
• Russian: с кем поведёшься, от того́ и наберёшься (ru) (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)

See also

• birds of a feather flock together