zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “two souls, one thought”. Likely a humorous application of the verse Zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke / Zwei Herzen und ein Schlag (“Two souls, one thought / Two hearts and one beat”) from the romantic drama Der Sohn der Wildnis (“The Son of the Wilderness”) by Austrian dramatist Friedrich Halm (1842).

Phrase

zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke

  1. great minds think alike
    Synonym: zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke (“fools seldom differ”)

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