A staff is quickly found to beat a dog.
- Meaning: Someone who wants to be mean will find things to be mean about no matter what.(심술부리고자 하면 누가 뭐라든 심술부릴 것을 찾아낸다.)
- Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1998). Dictionary of European Proverbs. Routledge. p. 103.
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog.