Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ليس من رأى كمن سمع
English translation:
An eyewitness is better than hearsay
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Arabic term
ليس من رأى كمن سمع
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I am after an equivalent proverb/expression/expressional phrase in English. I do not want a literal translation. Your input will be greatly appreciated.
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An eyewitness is better than hearsay
Some variants on "seeing is believing: "One EYEWITNESS is better than ten hear-so's" or "ten ear-witnesses." Or John 20:29, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
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Seeing is believing
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The eye is the best witness
The eye is the most reliable witness
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Out of sight, out of mind.
Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear.
Saudi Arabian Proverb
Blind eyes see better than blind hearts.
The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
"I heard" is good; "I saw" is better.
Chinese Proverb
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember.
Chinese Proverb
Seeing is better than hearing.
Nigerian Proverb
Saudi Arabian Proverb
Blind eyes see better than blind hearts.
The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
"I heard" is good; "I saw" is better.
Chinese Proverb
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember.
Chinese Proverb
Seeing is better than hearing.
Nigerian Proverb
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To see is to believe
There are many equivalent proverbs in English, you can choose the one you like the most:
ليس من رأى كمن سمع
means that you shouldn't believe a thing before you see it.
Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.
Meaning:If you would like to understand something, you should not hear but see it. Seeing is the best way to understand it.
English: To see is to believe.
or:
Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once
http://sacu.org/proverb9.html
Hearing is not seeing
http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/infinity.htm
Seeing is better than hearing
http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Proverb/197/
ليس من رأى كمن سمع
means that you shouldn't believe a thing before you see it.
Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.
Meaning:If you would like to understand something, you should not hear but see it. Seeing is the best way to understand it.
English: To see is to believe.
or:
Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once
http://sacu.org/proverb9.html
Hearing is not seeing
http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/infinity.htm
Seeing is better than hearing
http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Proverb/197/
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