Great Minds Think Alike

Intelligent people think like each other.



'Great minds think alike' isn't especially old as proverbs go, but the thought behind it dates from at least the early 17th century. The impressively named Dabridgcourt Belchier wrote this in Hans Beer-Pot, 1618: “Though he made that verse, Those words were made before. Good wits doe jumpe.”

That citation uses 'jump' with a meaning long since abandoned in everyday speech, that is 'agree with; completely coincide'



Ex: Two people come up with same idea at the same time. One says to the other ironically: Great minds think alike.

Spanish: las mentes geniales razonan igual.

German: Zwei Doofe, ein Gedanke