
ProverbCommunication
English origin
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
Meaning: Direct observation beats secondhand reports because eyewitnesses capture truth free from distortion through retelling.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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