ProverbHuman Nature
Latin origin12th c.
Latin origin12th c.Love me, love my dog.
Meaning: Accept someone's flaws and attachments if you truly value them as a person.
Origin: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux quoted it in a 12th-century sermon as a common proverb: qui me amat, amat et canem meum — who loves me, loves my dog too. John Heywood's 1546 collection has it in English. Accept a person, it says, and you accept what comes with them.
Equivalents in French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Chinese
French: Qui m'aime aime mon chien (literally: Who loves me loves my dog)
Spanish: Quien bien quiere a Beltrán, bien quiere a su can (literally: Whoever loves Beltrán loves his dog)
Japanese: 愛屋烏に及ぶ (Aioku karasu ni oyobu) (literally: Loving the house extends to the crows on its roof)
Italian: Chi ama me, ama il mio cane (literally: Love me, love my dog)
Chinese: 爱屋及乌 (Ài wū jí wū) (literally: Love the house and you love the crows on its roof)
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