“Birds of a feather flock together.”
What does it mean?
People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.
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Where does it come from?
This proverb has been in use since at least the mid 16th century. In 1545, William Turner used a version of it in his papist satire The Rescuing of Romish Fox:
“Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together.”