The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks
African Proverb
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A dog barks, but a lion strikes.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them
PROVERB When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!
DAVID STARR JORDAN An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERT Even a dog mocks a lion when the lion is inside a cage.
AMIT KALANTRI The dog barks backwards without getting up; I can remember when he was a pup
ROBERT FROST If the old dog barks, he gives counsel
GERMAN PROVERB Never trust a man whose dog barks at him.
VIKRANT PARSAI A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
PROVERB Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.
AFRICAN PROVERB One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.
CHINESE PROVERB When he does say something to you, you've got to take it to heart. It's not very often that he comes...
CHAD GREENWAY A guilty dog barks first but never forget they run in packs.
FLOWER ROSE One dog barks at something and a hundred bark at his sound
CHINESE PROVERBS A dog as he sleeps barks as if on the track of the hare
PROVERB If a man whistles at you, don't turn around. You are a lady not a dog.
NIALL HORAN Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
GEORGE GISSING Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
GEORGE ROBERT GISSING A dog might feel as majestic as a lion, might bark as loud as a roar, might have a heart as mighty a...
CHARLYN KHATER Every dog is a lion at home.
HENRY GEORGE BOHN Every dog is a lion at home.
H. G. BOHN We're a small congregation, but we're not going to let this turn us around.
SAMUEL LILES Better a living dog than a dead lion.
PROVERB Better a live dog than a dead lion.
PAUL HOFFMAN A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked a...
JOHN CALVIN A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked a...
PEARL S. BUCK The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam ...
QUINTUS CURTIUS RUFUS (CURTIS RUFUS QUINTUS) A living dog is better than a dead lion.
BIBLE A live dog is better than a dead lion.
UNKNOWN A living dog is better than a dead lion
SUNDAY ADELAJA The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE As the Arab proverb says, The dog barks and the caravan passes. After having dropped this quotation,...
MARCEL PROUST A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attack...
PEARL S. BUCK A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attack...
JOHN CALVIN For a living dog is better than a dead lion,
BIBLE We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed ou...
DIRK BENEDICT A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
ROBERT BENCHLEY A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
ROBERT BENCHLEY A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
WASHINGTON IRVING You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena.
SUZY KASSEM When your mouth stumbles, it's worse than feet. - Oji proverb
AFRICAN PROVERB As the Chinese proverb goes, 'Real gold does not fear the test of fire.
CHIN-NING CHU I never use a score when conducting my orchestra. Does a lion tamer enter a cage with a book on how ...
DIMITRI MITROPOULOS Hold a true friend with both hands
AFRICAN PROVERB A living dog is better than a dead lion,because hope is only for the living.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) When the Sun comes up a Lion awakens he knows that he must outrun the slowest Gazelle or he will sta...
AN OLD AFRICAN PROVERB The African proverb, 'It takes a village to raise a child' -- that speaks volumes about where the ki...
AARON LEE The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be r...
DAN RATHER I have always been fond of the West African proverb: Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.
THE LION Beware of a man that does not talk and a dog that does not bark
PORTUGUESE PROVERB I do not know how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS African-American history is not something that can be put on display solely during the month of Febr...
ROBERT HALL Time and tide wait for no man. A pompous and self-satisfied proverb, and was true for a billion year...
MARK TWAIN Alan Greenspan tends to give a tougher talk in a speech when he is not going to raise rates than he ...
WAYNE ANGELL He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy.
"Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion.
"N...
L. FRANK BAUM I don’t snore.”
He nodded with a wide grin. “It’s a quiet peaceful kind of snoring. Lik...
ILONA ANDREWS life has stopped itself at a turn, that turn does not turn
VIKAS KUMAR JAGGA Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.
AMERICAN INDIAN PROVERB Feast of Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India & Persia, 1812 A dog b...
JOHN CALVIN A Lion that hunts for survival in the jungle does not envy the one being fed in a zoo
SUHAIB RUMI A proverb is not a proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
JOHN KEATS Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of meat as readily as a large, w...
SAMUEL JOHNSON He does not hang around and I don't think the pitch conditions or situation dictates the way he play...
SHAHID AFRIDI The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel
EGYPTIAN PROVERB We might miss the sign or we may be unable to read the expression, but it is almost a contradiction ...
JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he’s dead.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. •John M...
JOHN MUIR 'A living dog is better than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion for this work, ...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN When I was thinking about The Lion King, I said, we have to do what theater does best. What theater ...
JULIE TAYMOR A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval...
VERNON HOWARD A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval o...
VERNON HOWARD For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
ALEXANDER SOLZEHNITSYN For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN There is no virtue in the relationship between man and dog that does not originate in the dog.
ROBERT BRAULT A dog that intends to bite does not bear its teeth.
TURKISH PROVERB The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.
A.J. DARKHOLME Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand
AFRICAN PROVERB How does the healthy dog bark? Ruff Ruff.
How does the cold dog bark ? Scarf Scarf.
How...
GROUCHO MARX For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living ...
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN 'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
UNKNOWN What I think a lot of companies are looking for is a multipurpose LAN device like Cisco's ISR. This ...
ZEUS KERRAVALA He not only saw pictures of African art in books; he was exposed to African art from many of the for...
MARILYN MARTIN A dog with big names does not live to see many day.
AIHEBHOLO-ORIA OKONOBOH When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.
CHARLES A. DANA When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not jud...
ECKHART TOLLE If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such s...
ELIZABETH I For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a
living dog is better than a dead ...
BIBLE Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?
JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter
AFRICAN PROVERB Do not worry about the fly that falls into your palm wine, worry about the frog that may be hopping ...
SEGUN OLOGE A small man is like a small dog, always barking about what he can do.
VIKRANT PARSAI A fight is like the perfect storm. It is risky and dangerous. But, as the African proverb goes, Smoo...
LAUREN KLARFELD you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take...
PAULO COELHO When you turn your back on a barking dog, it will eventually stop. When you turn your back on a bark...
RYAN CZARNECKI A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're a...
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROVERB Once you go Black, you never go back.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROVERB A man who does not respect his own mother is absolutely no good.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROVERB If you'll lie you'll steal and if you'll steal you'll kill.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROVERB One monkey don't stop no show!
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