Filipino Proverbs

You plant it, but others eat it.

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What is the grass for if the horse is already dead.

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All bark, no bite.

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A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound.

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A diligent person will soon prosper.

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When there is smoke there is fire.

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Nothing destroys iron but its own corrosion.

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To a fearless person, no fence is high enough.

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It is easier to pick fruits in its branches.

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Every road leads somewhere.

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A clear conscience is far more valuable than money.

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Borrowed clothes are either too tight or too loose.

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While there is life there is hope.

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Courage without discretion is no good.

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It is never too late to offer anything that is good.

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He who quits does not win, he who wins does not quit.

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Spend lavishly and you end up with nothing.

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Avoiding danger is not cowardice.

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Every jungle has a snake.

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A person who is outwardly calm has anger raging inside.

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United we are strong, divided we fall.

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A person who has no money is like a bird without wings.

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To wherever one leans is where he ends up.

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Not all badness are a sign of evil.

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Every community has its own customs and traditions.

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The fly on the back of a water buffalo thinks that it's taller than the buffalo.

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A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful.

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If you plant, you harvest.

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Alertness and courage are life's shield.

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Water can wear away even the hardest rock.

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Life is like a wheel; sometimes you are on top, sometimes you are in the bottom.

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Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.

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Do not count the chickens until the eggs hatch.

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What you sow is what you reap.

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A monkey dressed up is still a monkey.

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A good character is more valuable than gold.

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Whoever talks much never does much.

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Not all goodness brings sweetness.

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He who sowed wind, reaps a typhoon.

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It is easy to be a man. It is hard to make oneself human.

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Never trust a stranger.

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Early dawn before sunrise.

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Emulate what is good, ignore what is bad.

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There is no earthly joy not watered by tears.

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The child who is given everything he asks for usually won’t succeed in life.

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The desperate man, will hold blades.

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Whispering a gossip is louder than shouting it.

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Loyalty is more valuable than diamonds.

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A heavy burden is lightened if everyone helps carrying it.

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The noisiest are the empty cans.

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Before you criticise others people's shortcomings, correct your own first.

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What one learns in childhood he carries into adulthood.

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If you stash, you have something to withdraw.

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Every pot has a matching lid.

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No undertaking is difficult if pursued with perseverance.

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Forthrightness ensures lasting relationship.

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If you don't persevere, you can expect no reward.

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Hasty work results in faulty work.

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By never looking back at your beginning, you have no destination.

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When the blanket is short, learn to curl for you to fit in it.

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What is beauty if the brain is empty.

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