Filipino Proverbs
You plant it, but others eat it.
What is the grass for if the horse is already dead.
All bark, no bite.
A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound.
A diligent person will soon prosper.
When there is smoke there is fire.
Nothing destroys iron but its own corrosion.
To a fearless person, no fence is high enough.
It is easier to pick fruits in its branches.
Every road leads somewhere.
A clear conscience is far more valuable than money.
Borrowed clothes are either too tight or too loose.
While there is life there is hope.
Courage without discretion is no good.
It is never too late to offer anything that is good.
He who quits does not win, he who wins does not quit.
Spend lavishly and you end up with nothing.
Avoiding danger is not cowardice.
Every jungle has a snake.
A person who is outwardly calm has anger raging inside.
United we are strong, divided we fall.
A person who has no money is like a bird without wings.
To wherever one leans is where he ends up.
Not all badness are a sign of evil.
Every community has its own customs and traditions.
The fly on the back of a water buffalo thinks that it's taller than the buffalo.
A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful.
If you plant, you harvest.
Alertness and courage are life's shield.
Water can wear away even the hardest rock.
Life is like a wheel; sometimes you are on top, sometimes you are in the bottom.
Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.
Do not count the chickens until the eggs hatch.
What you sow is what you reap.
A monkey dressed up is still a monkey.
A good character is more valuable than gold.
Whoever talks much never does much.
Not all goodness brings sweetness.
He who sowed wind, reaps a typhoon.
It is easy to be a man. It is hard to make oneself human.
Never trust a stranger.
Early dawn before sunrise.
Emulate what is good, ignore what is bad.
There is no earthly joy not watered by tears.
The child who is given everything he asks for usually won’t succeed in life.
The desperate man, will hold blades.
Whispering a gossip is louder than shouting it.
Loyalty is more valuable than diamonds.
A heavy burden is lightened if everyone helps carrying it.
The noisiest are the empty cans.
Before you criticise others people's shortcomings, correct your own first.
What one learns in childhood he carries into adulthood.
If you stash, you have something to withdraw.
Every pot has a matching lid.
No undertaking is difficult if pursued with perseverance.
Forthrightness ensures lasting relationship.
If you don't persevere, you can expect no reward.
Hasty work results in faulty work.
By never looking back at your beginning, you have no destination.
When the blanket is short, learn to curl for you to fit in it.
What is beauty if the brain is empty.
