great minds think alike

English

The "Fools seldom differ" part is found in British English only.

used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion

Japanese: 賢人は皆同じように考えるものだ (けんじんはみんなおなじようにかんがえるものだ, kenjin wa minna onaji yō ni kangaeru mono da)
Korean: 역지즉개연 (易地則皆然, yeok-ji-jeuk-gae-yeon) (易地則皆然), 역지사지 (ko) (yeok-ji-sa-ji) (易地思之)
Norwegian: store hoder tenker likt
Portuguese: grandes mentes pensam igual, grandes mentes pensam da mesma forma
Russian: у дурако́в мы́сли схо́дятся (u durakóv mýsli sxódjatsja) (fools' thoughts converge)
Scottish Gaelic: tha inntinnean móra a' co-smaoineachadh
Spanish: grandes mentes piensan igual
Turkish: aklın yolu bir
Welsh: tebyg meddwl pob doeth, unfarn pob doeth

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 125.

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