雀すずめの千せん声こえ鶴つるの一ひと声こえ

expression

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools

Proverb emphasizing that a single insightful remark from a wise person outweighs the chatter of many fools. Literally, 'one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane'.

• 会かい議ぎではみんなが好すき勝かっ手てに話はなしていたが、部ぶ長ちょうの一ひと言ことで方ほう針しんが決きまった。まさに雀すずめの千せん声こえ鶴つるの一ひと声こえだ。

  In the meeting everyone was talking freely, but the manager's single remark decided the direction. Truly, the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools.