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Arabic origin
Arabic originالطيور على أشكالها تقع (Aṭ-ṭuyūr ʿalā ashkālihā taqaʿ)
Meaning: People are drawn to others like themselves.
Literally: Birds land with their own kind
Example: “أصدقاؤه كلهم مثله يحبون السهر. الطيور على أشكالها تقع.” — His friends are all like him, they love staying up late: birds of a feather flock together.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 6 more languages
English: Like will to like.
French: Qui se ressemble s’assemble (literally: Like will to like)
Spanish: Cada oveja con su pareja (literally: Each sheep with its own mate)
Japanese: 類は友を呼ぶ (Rui wa tomo o yobu) (literally: Like kind calls forth friends)
German: Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern (literally: Like and like gladly keep company)
Italian: Simili con simili vanno (literally: Like will to like)
Portuguese: Cada qual com o seu igual (literally: Each one with his equal)
Dutch: Soort zoekt soort (literally: Kind seeks kind)
Russian: Рыбак рыбака видит издалека (Rybak rybaka vidit izdaleka) (literally: A fisherman spots a fisherman from afar)
Chinese: 物以类聚 (Wù yǐ lèi jù) (literally: Things gather by kind)
Korean: 가재는 게 편 (Gajaeneun ge pyeon) (literally: The crayfish sides with the crab)
Origin: Birds land beside birds of their own kind.
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