| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Hear-say |
| | | Hear-say is half lies. German. | 1 |
| I saw a man, who saw another man, who saw the sea. Portuguese. | 2 |
| Sight goes before hear-say. Danish. | 3 |
| To have heard say is half a lie. Italian. | 4 |
| One eye-witness is better than ten hear-says. | 5 | | |
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