The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
Meaning: Indifferent to critics' noise, those with purpose continue their journey undeterred.
Origin: Not originally English: this proverb is known across the Middle East and Central Asia, and probably began in Turkish, where it rhymes — it ürür, kervan yürür. Village dogs barked at passing caravans, which carried on regardless. It means ignoring noisy critics and pressing ahead.
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From our idioms
- Nu har du satt din sista potatis — You've done your last misdeed; you're finished.
- Pabucu dama atılmak — To fall out of favor and be cast aside.
- اللي على راسه بطحة بيحسس عليها (illi ʿala rasu baṭḥa byiḥassis ʿalayha) — The guilty person gives himself away.