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Bite not the dog that bites.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Bite me not, my name is little grizzle; had I a little tail I should be a little lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about name

Bite the biter.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about man, americans

Barking dogs seldom bite,

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Man who scratches ass should not bite fingernails.

Proverbs and old sayings Chinese about man

The silent dog is the first to bite.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Take a big bite, don't say a big word.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about word

Do not bite the hand that feeds you

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A drunken donkey will not remember the monkeys bite.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

A mad dog bites anything except itself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Don't show a hyena how well you can bite.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When a dog cannot bite, it has a bone in its mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The person you put on your back is one who bites you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't bite water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

The same teeth that a dog uses to play it uses to bite too.

Proverbs and old sayings West African