sjón er sögu ríkari

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Icelandic

Etymology

From sjón (“sight”) and er (“is”) and sögu the dative of saga (“a story”) and ríkari (“richer”) the comparative of ríkur (“rich”), meaning "seeing is more valuable than a story".

Proverb

sjón er sögu ríkari

  1. seeing is believing
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