câinii latră, caravana trece

Romanian

Etymology

Calque of Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (it ürür, kervan yürür). Literally, “the dogs bark, but the caravan goes by”.

Proverb

câinii latră, caravana trece

1. the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on; sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (let people say what they will)