Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A dog bitten by a snake is afraid of
sausages.
A dog by your side is better than a brother
miles away.
A dog can’t be a butcher, and a bachelor
can’t be a matchmaker.
A dog cannot bark with a bone in its
mouth.
A dog cannot carry its puppies on its back.
A dog cannot eat a bone tied to a snake.
A dog does not always bark at the front
gate.
A dog does not enter a home where they
suffer from hunger.
A dog does not mind being called a dog.
A dog doesn’t like bananas, but he can’t
bear to think that chickens eat them.
A dog for the mother, a horse for the father.
A dog gives birth to a dog.
A dog has been bending for too long, yet its
agricultural yield is never seen.
(wasting time for unprofitable venture)
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog
hunting does not notice them.
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a
hunting dog does not feel them.
A dog in desperation will leap over a wall.
A dog in the manger, that neither eats nor
lets others eat.
A dog is a dog whatever his colour.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
A dog is never offended at being pelted
with bones.
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not
bark at its master.
A dog is worthy of his food.
A dog knows its master but not its master’s
master.
A dog knows the places he is thrown food.
A dog may die from too much walking, but
a fool dies from worrying about
someone else’s business.
A dog may look at a bishop.
A dog never bit me but I had some of his
hair.
A dog never forgets his master.
A dog of the wind.
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A dog on the hay: will neither eat it
himself, nor let others eat it.
A dog on the run is safely kicked.
A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom
dissatisfied.
A dog returns to where he has been fed.
A dog shows affection even to a poor
family.
A dog that barks all the time gets little
attention.
A dog that barks does not bite.
A dog that barks much is never a good
hunter.
A dog that belongs to every one will die of
hunger.
A dog that bites silently.
A dog that has been bitten by a snake, fears
the sausage.
A dog that has once tasted the flesh cannot
be kept from the skin.
A dog that intends to bite does not bare its
teeth.
A dog that walks around will find a stick.
A dog that will bring a bone will take one
away.
A dog that will fetch a bone will carry a
bone.
A dog which has been beaten with a stick is
afraid of its shadow.
A dog which refuses a bone is not alive.
A dog which steals leaves its puppies a bad
name.
A dog who is called for, an honest man
goes himself.
A dog will always be a dog, even if he is
raised by lions.
A dog will defend its territory though it’s
friendly.
A dog will jump over a wall when
cornered.
A dog will not follow its owner to follow a
king.
A dog will not make himself look like a
horse just by cutting off his tail.
A dog winna youl if ye fell him wi’ a bane.