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One dog snarls at a shadow; a hundred howl at each other's barking.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shadow

Do not dwell in a city where a horse does not neigh nor a dog bark.

Proverbs and old sayings English about city

Don't spend the evening in a house where you can't spend the night. A good name is better than good perfume. After the hyena has gone, the dog barks.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about perfume, name, night, good, good luck, home, house

The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about fear, man

Better for a man to have even a dog welcome him than a dog bark at him.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

You can't get at the precious sago without first breaking the bark.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian

Beware of a man that does not talk, and of a dog that does not bark.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about man

Conscience is the dog that can't bite, but never stops barking.

Proverbs and old sayings about conscience

The wolf is not afraid of the dog, but he doesn't like the sound of his barking.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish