The bird is known by his note, the man by his words.

Ex ungue leonem. Show translation From the point of the lion.
Qualis vir, talis oratio. Show translation Such a man, such a speech.
E cantu dinoscitur avis. Show translation A bird is known by its song.
Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus. Show translation A donkey is recognized by its ears.
E verbis fatuos, ex aure tenemus asellum. Show translation From foolish words, let us hold the ass by the ear.
Verba notant stultum; sic indicat auris asellum. Show translation Words mark a fool; thus he indicates the ear of the ass.
Sermo animi est imago, ut vir, sic oratio. Show translation The speech of the mind is an image, as a man, so is a prayer.
E plumis cognoscitur avis. Show translation A bird is known by its feathers.

On connaît l'arbre à son fruit. Show translation You can tell a tree by its fruit.
C'est au fruit qu'on connaît l'arbre. Show translation You know the tree by the fruit.
A l'ongle on connaît le lion. Show translation We know the lion by its fingernail.
On connaît l'arbre par son fruit. Show translation We know the tree by its fruit.
On connaît le cerf à ses abattures. Show translation We know the deer by its slaughter.

Den Vogel erkennt man an seinen Federn. Show translation You can recognize the bird by its feathers.
Den Esel kennt man bei den Ohren, bei den Worten kennt man den Toren, und bei dem Angesicht den Mohren. Show translation The donkey is known by the ears, by the words the fool is known, and by the face the Moor.
Den Vogel kennt man am Gesang. Show translation The bird is known by its song.

Ptáka poznáš po peří, vlka po srsti a člověka po řeči, kroji a chodu.
Počasí poznáš po větru, sedláka po dobytku, otce po dětech a hospodáře po čeládce na statku. Show translation You can tell the weather by the wind, the farmer by the cattle, the father by the children, and the farmer by the headmistress on the farm.
Po chodu a po řeči poznáš člověka. Show translation You can tell a man by his gait and speech.
Ptáka po peří, člověka po řeči poznáš. Show translation You can tell a bird by its feathers, a man by his speech.
Po peří ptáka, po řeči člověka. Show translation After the feathers of a bird, after the speech of a man.
Lva a medvěda po pazouru poznáš. Show translation You can tell a lion and a bear by their claws.
Hrnec po zvuku se pozná. Show translation You can tell a pot by the sound.
Po peří ptáka, po řeči člověka poznáš. Show translation By the feathers of a bird, by the speech of a man thou shalt know.
Vlka po srsti poznáš. Show translation You know a wolf by its fur.
Vlka po chodu poznáš. Show translation You can tell a wolf by its gait.

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