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The dog that has left the house has no master. — African (Wolof)
The dog that means to bite doesn’t bark. — Italian
The dog that’s always on the go, is better than the one that’s always curled up. — Irish
The dog that barks much bites little. — Portuguese
The dog that barks much is never good for hunting. — Portuguese
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The dog that bites does not bark in vain. — Italian
The dog that fetches will carry. — English
The hungry dog does not push on in the chase. — Turkish
The dogs that wags its tail cannot be beaten. — Japanese
The dog will not get free by biting his chain. — Danish
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The dog does not know how to swim until the water reaches his ears. — Russian
The dog does not get bread every time he wags his tail. — German
The wolf does not fear the sheepdog, but his collar or nails. — Russian
The dog bites not his master. — Turkish
The dog barks at the moon in vain. — Slovak
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The dog that kills wolves is killed by wolves. — Spanish
The dog says he will never commit adultery, but when he does so, he commits it with his own father’s wife. — African (Ashanti)
The dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow. — Italian
The dog may bark but the anthill will not run away. — Burmese
The dog knows you by his tail. — Hawaiian
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The dog knows the hand that gives him bread. — Turkish
The dog knows how to eat bones. — Haitian
The dog is boldest at home. — Norwegian
The dog is a lion in his own home. — Russian
The dog in his hunger swallows dung. — Hebrew
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The dog has four feet, but he does not walk with them in four roads. — Haitian
The dog gets into the mill under cover of the ass. — French
The dog barks at the moon all night long, but the moon never hears him. — Rumanian
The dogs that means to bite doesn't bark. — Italian
The dogs bite the last. — German
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The dog with many homes dies of hunger. — Slovak
The dog that strays too much loses his share. — Jamaican
The dog that wags its tail cannot be beaten. — Japanese
The dog wags his tail, not for you but for your bread. — Spanish
The dog which is known to be very swift is set to catch the hare. — African (Yoruba)
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The dog survives the winter but only his skin knows how. — Greek
The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage. — Danish
The dog's owner is the one who can take the bone from its mouth. — Africa (Jabo)
The dog barks and the caravan passes on. — Turkish
The dog does not eat hay, but he doesn’t let the donkey eat it either. — Greek
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The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. — English
The cat hates the dog that bites her. — Welsh
The camel carries the burden, the dog does the panting. — Turkish
The rich feast, the poor fast; the dogs dine, the poor pine. — English
The starving dog fears not the stick. — Japanese
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The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones. — Danish
The wolf is not afraid of the dog, but he hates his bark. — Yiddish
There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. — American
There is no dog, be he ever so wicked, but wags his tail. — Italian
There are good dogs of all sizes. — French
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