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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Asinus

Asinus asinum fricat (Latin, “one ass rubs another”), that is, we fraternise with persons like ourselves; or, in other words, “Birds of a feather flock together.” The allusion needs no explanation.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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