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Dog Proverbs, Sayings & Quotes

The yellow dog is brother to the wolf.
Afgani

If the master gnaws bones, what will he give the dog?
Afgani

As the dog said, 'If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is playing.'
African

Do not step on the dog's tail, and he will not bite you.
Cameroon

Like the stray dog which came in town: its arrival made no one happy, and its departure caused no regret.
Madagascar

You should discuss over a dog's hide when it concerns your interest.
Somali

Dogs understand each other by their barking, and men by their words.
Somali

A dog which refuses a bone is not alive.
Somali

Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand.
Sudan

He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog.
Chinese

A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.
Chinese

Killing the dog does not heal the bite.
Chinese

Every dog has its day.
English

If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear?
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

A dog on the run is safely kicked.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

To the dog who has money, men say: my lord dog.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

When a dog cannot bite, it has a bone in its mouth.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

By all means make friends with the dog, but do not lay aside the stick
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

If the prayers of dogs were answered, bones would rain from the sky.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

Every dog thinks of his own fleas as gazelles.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

He who follows the crow will be led the the corpses of dogs.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

The barking of dogs does not hurt the clouds.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

If a man said to you: 'A dog carried away your ear,' would you go after the dog or search first for your ear?
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

When the crow is your guide, he will lead you to the corpses of dogs.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

The dogs may bark, but the caravan passes on.
from 'Moon Over Morocco'

Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.
Native American - Blackfoot

Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.
Native American - Cheyenne

The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs.
Native American - Southwest

Beware of a quite dog and still water.
Russian

If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
Russian

If you assume the guise of a dog, you must bark.
Tamil

A dog without teeth will also attack a bone.
Yiddish

Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand.
Yiddish

Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.
Yiddish