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Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life.The word Sawikain proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms), and to the Ilocano word sarsarita.
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Tagalog – kapag namuti ang uwak, kapag nangitim ang tagak ("when the crow turns white, when the egret turns black"). Note the euphony between the nouns uwak and tagak. Turkish – balık kavağa çıktığında ("when the fish climbs the poplar tree").
Birds of a feather flock together. Birds of a feather flock together is an English proverb. The meaning is that beings (typically humans) of similar type, interest, personality, character, or other distinctive attribute tend to mutually associate. The idiom is sometimes spoken or written as an anapodoton, where only the first part ("Birds of a ...
Funny Quotes. “My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don’t really know me.”. — Garry Shandling. “People can’t drive you crazy if you don’t give them the keys ...
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
The Filipino value system describes "the commonly shared and traditionally established system of values underlying Filipino behavior" within the context of the larger Filipino cultural system. [ 1] These relate to the unique assemblage of consistent ideologies, moral codes, ethical practices, etiquette and personal and cultural values that are ...