百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn): seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times ; seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
百闻不如一见
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times ; seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
A hundred hearings are worth less than one look. The Japanese 百聞は一見にしかず is the same line, borrowed whole.
The same saying in Japanese: 百聞は一見にしかず