Dog Proverbs "The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage." - Danish Proverb "To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog." - German Proverb "Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise." - Welsh Proverb "The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread." - Portuguese Proverb "The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel." - Egyptian Proverb "Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods." - Haitian Proverb "Beware of a silent dog and still water." - Latin Proverb "The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a sweetheart's." - Polish Proverb "One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him." - Chinese Proverb "Do not respond to a barking dog." - Moroccan Jewish saying "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun." - Indian Proverb "Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas." - Italian Proverb "Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand." - Yiddish Proverb "If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also." - Russian Proverb "A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel." - Portuguese Proverb "An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him." - Danish Proverb "Every dog is allowed one bite." - US Proverb "A good dog deserves a good bone." - US Proverb "If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end." - Saudi Arabian Proverb Dog does not eat dog. - Proverb Give a dog a bad name and hang him. - Proverb Why keep a dog and bark yourself? - Proverb "A barking dog seldom bites." - English Proverb NEW "Every dog has his day." - English Proverb NEW "Every dog is entitled to one bite." English Proverb NEW "There is no dog so bad but he will wag his tail." Italian Proverb NEW "Dogs do not dislike poor families." Chinese Proverb NEW "A lean dog shames its master." Japanese Proverb NEW © 2001 - present. Australian Media Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Legal Statement and Privacy Policy.