
ProverbWisdom
International origin
The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs
Meaning: Those with true integrity remain unaffected by baseless criticism or petty noise.
Origin: Credited to many cultures — Arabic, Native American, Czech and others — which usually means no single source can be found. A dog barking at a moon that ignores it is a common way of saying that critics cannot touch what is far above them.
Equivalents in German
German: Die Hunde bellen, die Karawane zieht weiter (literally: The dogs bark, the caravan moves on)
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