Cow Proverbs "If you are buying a cow, make sure that the price of the tail is included." - Tamil Proverb "You never know how a cow catches a rabbit." - Dutch Proverb "Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder." - Greek Proverb "Her horns are not heavy for a cow" - Ethiopian Proverb "Before you milk a cow tie it up." - South African Proverb "The good cow gets sold in its own country." - Maltese Proverb "Two farmers each claimed to own a certain cow. While one pulled on its head and the other pulled on its tail, meanwhile the cow was milked by a lawyer." - Jewish Parable "A noisy cow gives little milk." - Polish Proverb "Settling a dispute through the law is like losing a cow for the sake of a cat." - Chinese Proverb "Bulls make money and bears make money, but hogs just get slaughtered." - American Proverb "The fool who owns an ox is seldom recognized as a fool." - South African Proverb "Whoever needs milk, bows to the animal." - Yiddish Saying "An ox with long horns, even if he does not butt, will be accused of butting." - Malay Proverb © 2001 - present. Australian Media Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Legal Statement and Privacy Policy.