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A dog that fears barks more than he bites. — Slovak
A dog that has forced its head into a pitcher is greedy. — African (Shona)
A bad dog never sees the wolf. — English
A dog’s tail can never be straightened. — Indian (Bihar)
A dog's nose and a maid's knees are always cold. — English
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A dog’s mouth yields no ivory. — Chinese
A dog with a bone knows no friend. — Dutch
A good dog never gets a good bone. — French
A good dog never barks at fault. — French
A lean dog shames his master. — Chinese
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A kitchen dog never was good for the chase. — Italian
A dogless hunter must crawl in the hole himself. — African (Ovambo)
A lazy dog will not find even a bone. — Filipino
A heedless dog will not do for the chase. — African (Yoruba)
A heedless dog is not fit for hunting. — African (Jabo)
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A barking dog is weak. — Japanese
A barking dog was never a good biter. — Spanish
A living dog is better than a dead lion. — English
A scalded dog thinks cold water hot. — Italian
A scalded dog fears even the rain. — Slovak
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A dog away from its accustomed place barks not for seven years. — Hebrew
A dog barking at a shadow will set a hundred dogs to bark in unison. — Korean
A dog can only dream of bones. — Russian
A dog doesn't enter if the door is not open. — Rumanian
A dog does not bite its master. — African (Shona)
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A dog does not die at the hand of its owner. — African (Bemba)
A dog does not flea from a bone. — Irish
A dog does not take it ill when he is hit with bread. — Finnish
A dog has four feet but he can't walk four different paths. — Jamaican
A dog has nothing to do, and no time to rest. — Indian (Tamil)
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A dog is a dog whatever his color. — Danish
A dog is better than an oppressor of men. — Iranian
A dog is brave at his own door. — Indian (Bihar)
A dog is made fat in two meals. — English
A tailless dog cannot express his joy. — Albanian
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A white dog is like a black dog. — Greek
A tailless dog cannot express his joy. — Albanian
A hungry dog is not afraid of cudgelling. — French
A silent dog will bite the heels. — Indian (Tamil)
A bad dog never sees the wolf. — English
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A bad dog gets the mange but he doesn't die of it. — Greek
A dog with a full mouth will not bark. — African (Fulani)
A dog without teeth is just not a dog. — Yiddish
A dog without teeth also attacks a bone. — Yiddish
A dog will not howl if you strike him with a bone. — Scottish
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A dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone. — English
A dog will eat cockroaches rather than go without his supper. — Jamaican
A dog who barks too often leads the wolf to the sheep. — Armenian
A dog, though he grows old, continues to bite. — Maltese
A dog that stands still will never run across a bone. — Mexican
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