Where there is smoke, there is fire

Meaning: Rumors or signs usually indicate some truth.

Origin: Latin proverb, used across many European languages since antiquity.

Translations

• French: Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (literally: There is no smoke without fire)
• Spanish: Donde hay humo, hay fuego (literally: Where there is smoke, there is fire)
• Japanese: 火のない所に煙は立たぬ (Hi no nai tokoro ni kemuri wa tatanu) (literally: Smoke doesn't rise where there is no fire)

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