sjón er sögu ríkari

Icelandic

Etymology

From sjón (“sight”) and er (“is”) and sögu the dative of saga (“a story”) and ríkari (“richer”) the comparative of ríkur (“rich”), meaning "seeing is more valuable than a story".

Proverb

sjón er sögu ríkari

  1. seeing is believing
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