ProverbCommunication
Turkish origin
Turkish originÇocuktan al haberi
Meaning: Children tell the plain truth.
Literally: Get the news from the child
Example: “Annesi yalan söyledi ama çocuk her şeyi anlattı. Çocuktan al haberi.” — His mother lied, but the child told everything: out of the mouths of babes.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, and Dutch
English: Children and fools speak the truth.
French: Les enfants et les fous disent la vérité (literally: Children and madmen tell the truth)
Spanish: Los niños y los locos dicen la verdad (literally: Children and fools speak the truth)
German: Kinder und Narren sagen die Wahrheit (literally: Children and fools tell the truth)
Dutch: Kinderen en gekken zeggen de waarheid (literally: Children and fools tell the truth)
Origin: Get the news from the child: children repeat what they've heard without disguise.
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