the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on

English

Etymology

The saying is found in many languages from the MIddle East to India. In Turkish, it rhymes (it ürür, kervan yürür), suggesting that Turkish is the language of origin.

Proverb

the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on

History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract.

Translations

life goes on even if some will try to stop progress

Arabic: الكلاب تعوي والقافلَة تسير‎‎
Azerbaijani: it hürər, karvan keçər
Bulgarian: кучетата лаят, керванът си върви (kučetata lajat, kervanǎt si vǎrvi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 我行我素，豈管他哉, 我行我素，岂管他哉 (wǒ xíng wǒ sù, qǐ guǎn tā zāi)
Czech: psi štěkají, ale karavana jde dál
Finnish: koirat haukkuvat ja karavaani kulkee (fi)
French: les chiens aboient, la caravane passe (fr)
Georgian: ძაღლი ყეფს ქარავანი მიდის (ʒaɣli q̇eps karavani midis)
German: die Hunde bellen, aber die Karawane zieht weiter
Greek: τα σκυλιά αλυχτούν μα το καραβάνι προχωρά (ta skyliá alychtoún ma to karaváni prochorá)
Hebrew: הכלבים נובחים, אבל השיירה עוברת‎‎ (klavim novkhim hashayara overet)

Hungarian: a kutya ugat, a karaván halad (hu)
Indonesian: anjing menggongong, kafilah berlalu
Polish: psy szczekają, karawana idzie dalej (pl)
Portuguese: os cães ladram, mas a caravana passa
Romanian: câinii latră, carvana trece
Russian: соба́ка ла́ет, а карава́н идёт (sobáka lájet, a karaván idjót)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пси лају, а каравани пролазе

Roman: psi laju, a karavani prolaze
Turkish: it ürür, kervan yürür
Vietnamese: chó cứ sủa còn đoàn người cứ đi

References

Gregory Y. Titelman: Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, page 57, →ISBN

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