dog proverbs from china

A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.

A dog shows affection even to a poor family.

A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.

Before you beat the dog, find out the name of his master.

He who does not feed the dog feeds the thief.

How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?

If a man becomes powerful even his chicken and his dog go to heaven.

If the dog leads the man, the man is blind. If the man leads the dog, the man is married.

It's not the fleas of the dog that make the cat meow.

One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.