PROVERBS ON DOGS
A barking dog never bites-English
A dog knows the places where he is thrown food-African
A dog that barks all the time gets little attention-South America
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter-Unknown origin
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A dog that will fetch a Bone will carry a bone-English
A dog with many masters dies of starvation-South America
A river is not contaminated by having a dog drink from it-Afghan
Although a dog may go to sea the water must be lapped-Indian(Tamil)
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly -Biblical
Beware of a quiet dog and still water-Russian
Beware of silent dogs and still waters- Portuguese
Biting dogs hide their fangs-Turkish
Conscience is the dog that cannot bite, but never stops barking- Unknown origin
Dog does not eat dog-English
Dogs bark, but the caravan goes on-English
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat, it is just that they are never given meat-African
Dogs ought to bark before they bite-English
Every dog has his day-English
Every dog is allowed one bite-English
Give a dog a bad name and hang him-English
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?- Chinese
If a dog offers to help you across the river, don't ask if he is suffering from the mange-Arabian
If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would fall from the sky- Turkish
If I had a dog as daft, I would shoot him-Scottish
If no one comes, the dog does not bark- Chinese
If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher- Turkish
If you hear that a mountain has moved, believe; but if you hear that a man has changed his character, believe it not-Arabic
If you hit my dog you hit myself-Irish
If you don't raise your stick, the dog will not bark at you- Russian
If you sleep down with dogs you'll rise with fleas-Irish
It is a poor dog that's not worth whistling for-English
It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog-English
Let sleeping dogs lie-English
The barking of the dogs will not disturb the clouds-Berber
The dog returns to it's vomit-English
The dog that bites does not bark in vain-Italian
The fatter the flea the leaner the dog- German
The greatest love is that of a mother’s, then a dog’s, and then a sweet heart’s-Polish
The silent dog is the first to bite-German
Theologians, dogs, and singers always disagree-Indian
There are more chains than frenzied dogs- Austrian
There are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it- English
Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it-Unknown origin
When a dog comes a stone cannot be found; when a stone is found the dog does not come-Indian (Telugu)
When one dog barks, another will join it-Latin
While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it- English
Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas-Latin
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?-English
