great minds think alike

== English == === Pronunciation === === Proverb === great minds think alike (often humorous) Used to remark upon the fact that someone else has had the same thought or idea as you, implying that both of you are clever or astute. Person A: He looks a bit like David Beckham... Person B: I was just thinking that! Person A: Great minds think alike, eh? Person C: More like fools seldom differ in this case... ==== Usage notes ==== The optional "Fools seldom differ" rejoinder is found in British and Canadian English, while the aphorism is usually phrased "... and fools rarely differ" in American English. ==== Translations ==== === References === Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 125.