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The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
[Lat., Plus on read more
The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
[Lat., Plus on apprend a connaltre l'homme, plus on apprend a
estimer le chien.]
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp read more
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound,
And curs of low degree.
I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, read more
I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, running o'er the plain,
He tumbles on his nose:
But quickly jumping up again,
Like lightning on he goes!
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.