Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The dog is a lion in his own house.
The dog is as his master.
The dog is buried here.
The dog learns to swim when the water
reaches his ears.
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only
the cat is poetry.
The dog never forgets its owner.
The dog never minds not to laugh.
The dog orders its tail.
The dog rages at the stone, not at him that
throws it.
The dog returns to its vomit.
The dog said that it is better to walk behind
those who have had a lot to eat, because
if something doesn't come out of them
one way, it is bound to come out of them
another way.
The dog says: "Master, my life is far too
good, hurt me in the tail."
The dog that barks doesn't bite (Barking
dogs seldom bite).
The dog that barks much does not bite.
The dog that barks much is never good for
hunting.
The dog that barks much, bites little.
The dog that bites does not bark in vain.
The dog that digs deepest finds the bones.
The dog that fetches will carry.
The dog that has been beaten with a stick is
afraid of its shadow.
The dog that has bitten bites again.
The dog that has his bitch in town never
barks well.
The dog that is forced into the woods will
not hunt many deer.
The dog that is going to bite does not show
its teeth.
The dog that is quarrelsome and not strong,
woe to his hide.
The dog that kills wolves, is killed by
wolves.
The dog that licks ashes is not to be trusted
with flour.
The dog that means to bite don't bark.
The dog that minds not your whistle is good
for nothing.
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The dog that quits barking can get some
sleep.
The dog that starts the hare is as good as the
one that catches it.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The dog that wags its tail won't be beaten.
The dog that's always on the go, is better
than the one that's always curled up.
The dog that's late is bringing the catch.
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for
your bread.
The dog was asked: Why do you bark? - To
scare the wolves. - Why do you wag
your tail? -What do you think, am I not
afraid of wolves?
The dog will always attack the one with torn
trousers.
The dog will not get free by biting his chain.
The doghouse is no place to keep a sausage.
The dogs bark but the caravan passes on.
The dog's bark is not might, but fright.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
The dogs bite the last.
The dogs in Lund bark.
The dog's kennel is no place to keep a
sausage.
The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a
sausage.
The dogs may bark but the caravan moves
on.
The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is
buried for twelve years.
The dog's tail, even if buried for twelve
years, will remain as crooked as ever.
The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse.
The donkey sweats so the horse can be deco-
rated with lace.
The donkey won't drink if he can't see
water.
The Donkey, though it may go to the Holy
Land, will still come back a donkey.
The door is always open to the bearer of
gifts.
The door of success is marked "push" and
"pull."