“A wise man hears one word and…”

“A wise man hears one word and understands two.”

Original (Yiddish)

אַ קלוגער פֿאַרשטײט פֿון אײן װאָרט צװײ

A kluger farshteyt fun eyn vort tsvey.

VerifiedRecorded in Nahum Stutchkoff, דער אוצר פֿון דער ייִדישער שפּראַך (1950), p. 304 · evidenceWords

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Yiddish Proverb (n.d.). A wise man hears one word and understands two. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30746-a-wise-man-hears-one-word-and-understands/

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Yiddish Proverb. “A wise man hears one word and understands two.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30746-a-wise-man-hears-one-word-and-understands/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Yiddish Proverb. “A wise man hears one word and understands two.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30746-a-wise-man-hears-one-word-and-understands/.

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