SALAWIKAIN

Kung sino ang pumutak ay siyang nanganak. Magsama-sama at malakas, magwatak-watak at babagsak. Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis. Walang palayok na walang kasukat na tungtong. Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod. Ang bayaning nasusugatan, nagiibayo ang tapang. Marami ang matapang sa bilang, ngunit ang buo ang loob ay kulang. Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga Kung walang tiyaga, walang nilaga. Kung may tinanim, may aanihin. Huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din. Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo. Ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit. Ang tunay na anyaya, sinasamahan ng hila. Ang taong walang kibo, nasa loob ang kulo. Kapag apaw na ang takalan, kailangan kalusan. Kung di ukol, di bubukol. Kung may isinuksok, may madudukot. Habang maikli ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot.

PROVERBS
He who cackled is the guilty party. United we are strong, divided we fall. A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound. Every pot has a matching lid. To a fearless person, no fence is high enough. A patriot who is wounded becomes more courageous. Plenty are they who act brave because they are many, but they lack resolve. Whatever the tree, so is the fruit. If you don't persevere, you can expect no reward. If you plant, you harvest. It is never too late to offer anything that is good. What good is the grass if the horse is already dead. A desperate person will grab at a knife. A sincere invitation is accompanied by a pull [of the hand]. A person who is outwardly calm has anger raging inside. When the pot runs over, you need to spill some. If it is not relevant, it makes no difference. If you stash, you have something to withdraw. When the sheets are short, one needs to make do.

Ang magalang na sagot, nakakapawi ng pagod. Ang mabigat ay gumagaan, kung pinagtutulungan. Ubos-ubos biyaya, pagkatapos nakatunganga. Pagkahaba-haba man daw ng prusisyon, sa simbahan din ang tuloy. Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsang nasa ibabaw, minsang nasa ilalim. Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang malangsang isda. Ang umaayaw ay di nagwawagi, ang nagwawagi ay di umaayaw. Malaking puno, ngunit walang lilim. Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa. Madali ang maging tao, mahirap magpakatao. Ang gawa sa pagkabata, dala hanggang pagtanda. Kung sino ang masalita ay siyang kulang sa gawa. Daig ng maagap ang taong masipag. Ako ang nagbayo, ako ang nagsaing, saka ng maluto'y iba ang kumain. Kunwaring matapang, bagkus duwag naman. Bago ka bumati ng sa ibang uling, uling mo muna ang iyong pahirin. Walang naninira sa bakal kundi sariling kalawang. Walang lumura sa langit na di sa kanyang mukha nagbalik. Di lahat ng kagalingan ay may dalang katamisan. Di lahat ng kapaitan ay tanda ng kasamaan. Pulutin ang mabuti, ang masama ay iwaksi.

A respectful retort wipes away weariness. A heavy burden is lightened if everyone participates in carrying it. Spend lavishly and you end up with nothing. No matter how long the procession, it still ends up in church. Life is like a wheel; sometimes you are on top, sometimes you are in the bottom. He who does not love the national language is worse than a smelly fish. A quitter never wins, a winner never quits. A heavy tree trunk but it has no shade. Mercy resides in God; deeds are in men. It is one thing to be a person, to have a personality is another. What one learns in childhood he carries into adulthood. Whoever talks much never does much. The early bird beats the industrious person. I did the threshing, I did the cooking, but once served, someone else eats it. Acts tough but really a wimp. Before you point out others people's shortcomings, correct your own first. Nothing destroys iron but its own corrosion. Nobody who spits upward does not spit on his face. Not all goodness brings sweetness. Not all badness are a sign of evil. Emulate what is good, ignore what is bad.

Ang maniwala sa sabi-sabi, walang bait sa sarili. Malakas ang bulong kaysa sigaw. Walang ligaya sa lupa na hindi dinilig ng luha. Ang kaginhawaan ay nasa kasiyahan, at wala sa kasaganaan. Ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasamang maluat. Kung saan ang hilig duon mabubuwal. Yaong mapag-alinlangan, madalas mapagiwanan. Nakikita ang butas ng karayom, hindi nakikita ang butas ng palakol. Ang pili ng pili, natatapat sa bungi.

One who believes in gossip has no selfdiscipline. Whispering a gossip is louder than shouting it. There is no earthly bliss not watered by tears. True well-being is found in happiness, not in prosperity. Forthrightness ensures lasting relationship. To wherever one leans is where he ends up. A quarterback who hesitates usually misses a completion. He sees a minor fault but misses the larger achievement. One who is choosy ends up with the least attractive choice.