câinii latră, caravana trece

Romanian

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Etymology

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Calque of Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (it ürür, kervan yürür). Literally, the dogs bark, but the caravan goes by.

Proverb

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câinii latră, caravana trece

  1. the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on; sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (let people say what they will)