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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.]
If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.
If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind read more
We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind your eye!
Over the table,--look out for the lamp!
The rogue is growing a little old;
Five years we've tramped through wind and weather,
And slept out-doors when nights were cold,
And ate and drank and starved together.
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha read more
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed
me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
Whosoever loveth me loveth my hound.
Whosoever loveth me loveth my hound.
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and read more
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.
Gentlemen of the Jury: The one, absolute, unselfish friend that
man can have in this selfish world, the one read more
Gentlemen of the Jury: The one, absolute, unselfish friend that
man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts
him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his
dog.
- George Graham Vest, Eulogy on the Dog,