The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A bad watchman often feeds the wolf. (French)
A wolf hankers after sheep even at its last gasp. (Dutch)
A wolf is accused whether it is guilty or not. (Greek)
A wolf may lose its teeth but not its inclination. (Spanish)
A wolf often lies concealed in the skin of a lamb. (Roman)
An old wolf is not scared by loud cries. (Danish)
At the front door the tiger was checked, but a wolf entered from the back door. (Chinese)
Do not leave the wolf to protect the sheep. (Mexican)
He that lives with wolves, must howl with wolves. (Dutch)
He who stands godfather to a wolf should have a dog under his cloak. (German)
If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him. (German)
If you call for one wolf, you invite the pack. (Bulgarian)
It is easy to cut the tail off a dead wolf. (Albanian)
On every small pretext the wolf seizes the sheep. (Italian)
One wolf does not kill another. (Portuguese)
The cautious wolf fears the snare. (Roman)
The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats it. (Italian)
The wolf changes its coat, but not its disposition. (Roman)
The wolf is always said to be bigger than it is. (Italian)
The wolf is not afraid of the dog, but is vexed by its bark. (Yiddish)
The wolf is not scared by the number of the sheep. (Roman)
The wolf loses its teeth but not its ways. (English)
Though you teach a wolf the Paternoster, it will say ‘Lamb! Lamb!’ (Danish)
’Tis a hard winter when one wolf eats another. (Russian)
What a fine shepherd a wolf must be. (Roman)
When the wolf grows old the crows ride him. (Dutch)
When you see the wolf, do not look for its track. (Italian)
Where the wolf gets one lamb it looks for another. (Italian)
Wolves are often hidden under sheep’s clothing. (Danish)
Wolves don’t eat wolves. (Italian)
You must howl with wolves if you wish to be one of their pack. (Roman)
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