Salawikain

• Ang isip ay parang itak, Sa hasa tumatalas.

(The mind is like a knife, it is honed by sharpening.)

• Kuwarta na, naging bato pa.

(It was already money, but it became a stone.)

• Bibig na natatakpan, hindi papasukin ng langaw.

(A mouth that is covered will not be entered by flies.)

• Kung anong bukang bibig ay siyang nilalaman ng dibdib.

(What is constantly talked about is what’s inside the heart.)

• Mabuti pa ang kubo, na nakatira ay tao kaysa mansiyon na nakatira ay kuwago.

(A nipa hut where a person lives is better than an mansion lived in by an owl.)

• Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo.

(What use is the grass if the horse is dead.)

• Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay na maaasahan.

(You will know a true friend in time of need.)

• Ubos-ubos biyaya, pagkatapos nakatunganga.

(Spend lavishly and you end up with nothing.)

• Ang lalagyang walang laman ay maingay.

(An empty container makes a lot of noise.)

• Ang mabigat ay gumagaan, kung pinagtutulungan.

(Anything that is heavy can be light if we put our resources together.)

• Ano man ang gagawin, makapitong iisipin.

(Whatever you do, think it seven times)

• Habang may buhay, may pag-asa.

(While there is life, there is hope.)

• Naghangad ng kagitna, isang salop ang nawala.

(He who takes a lot of risks loses more than he can gain.)

• Walang lumura sa langit na di sa kanyang mukha nagbalik.

(Nobody who spits upward does not spit on his face)

• Maraming salita, kulang sa gawa.
  

(A man that talks too much accomplishes little.)

• Pulutin ang mabuti, ang masama ay iwaksi.

(Emulate what is good, ignore what is bad.)

• Madaling sabihin, mahirap gawain.

(Easier said than done.)

• Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo.

(Of what use is the grass when the horse is already dead.)

• Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.

(God helps those who help themselves.)

• Kung walang tiyaga, walang nilaga.

(Without perseverance, there is no reward.)

• Kung di ukol, di bubukol.

(If it’s not related to the matter at hand, it doesn’t matter.)

• Ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit.

(A desperate person will grab the sharp blade of a knife.)

• Ang taong walang kibo, nasa loob ang kulo.

(A quiet person has anger boiling inside.)

• Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod.

(To a person without fear, there is no such thing as a high fence.)

• Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.

(An apple tree will bear apples.)

• Kung may tinanim, may aanihin.

(If you planted something, you’ll harvest something.)

• Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan.

(If you don’t know how to look back to where you came from, you will not reach your destination.)

• Ang hindi magmahal sa kaniyang wika ay mahigit pa sa hayop at malansang isda.

(A person who does not love his own language is worse than beast and foul-smelling fish.)

• Habang maikli ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot.

(When the blanket is short, learn to curl up under it.)

• Ang tunay na anyaya, sinasamahan ng hila.

(A sincere invitation is accompanied by a pull of the hand.)