Tail Proverbs - page 6

Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallion's tail. (Irish Proverb)
A cat that is hidden with its tail showing. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
The full-fed sheep is frightened at its own tail. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
The dog was asked: Why do you bark? - To scare the wolves. - Why do you wag your tail? -What do you think, am I not afraid of wolves? View proverb
Georgian Proverb
A cur's tail grows fast. View proverb
Italian Proverb
An ass's tail will not make a sieve. View proverb
Italian Proverb
A short tail won't keep off flies. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Cut off the dog's tail, he remains a dog. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Take care you don't let your tail be caught in the door. View proverb
Italian Proverb
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. (Italian Proverb)
The tail wags the dog. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
The magpie wants too much, but her tail is unable to carry it. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
It has neither an ear, nor a tail. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
So long as you don't step on a snail's tail, he won't get up and bite you. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Cut off a dog's tail and he will be a dog still. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
As long as ye bear the tod, ye man bear up his tail. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
He that owes the Cow goes nearest her tail. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
I have a sliddery Eel by the tail. (Scottish Proverb)
He sits wi' sits on his neighbour's coat tail. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
It's the owner of the cow who walks close to her tail. View proverb
Faroese Proverb
Cow non dead him wi shak him tail. View proverb
Jamaican Proverb
Every cat has a proper tail. Over there is a cat with no tail. View proverb
Corsican Proverb