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  People are attracted to others who are like themselves.
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  birds of a feather (flock together)

  Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing—they're all birds of a feather. The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and “Birds dwell with their kind” was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545.

Birds of a feather flock together

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1. People are attracted to others who are like themselves.

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birds of a feather (flock together) Idioms  

1. Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing—they're all birds of a feather. The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and “Birds dwell with their kind” was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545.

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‘Winged Migration’ Birds of a feather flock together, and you’ll be right there with them in this Oscar-nominated 2001 nature documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2021

"Birds of a feather, flock together," they thought, and consented.

From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt

If a boy associates with bad company, we may offer the maxim, "Birds of a feather flock together," in proof that he is probably bad too.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Stratton D. Brooks

Laura was reminded of the homely proverb, "Birds of a feather flock together."

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie

Add to this, that old men love to be playing with children, and children delight as much in them, to verify the proverb, that Birds of a feather flock together.

From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Desiderius Erasmus

It was Plato who warned "birds of a feather flock together".

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021

"My momma always said birds of a feather flock together," Ross said.

From Fox News ● Apr. 2, 2019

There is concern that the jury may implicitly conclude that birds of a feather flock together, so a case against one trader means they are all corrupt — or worse.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2017

“We know that birds of a feather flock together, so it’s a good thing to make vaccinating parents more visible.”

From Time ● Apr. 15, 2013

As Whitey reflected on this, and the "birds of a feather flock together" idea, he kept very still.

From Injun and Whitey to the Rescue by William S. Hart