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Salawikain
Salawikain
Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo. (What use is the grass if the horse is dead.)
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.)
Kung anong bukang-bibig ay siyang nilalaman ng dibdib. (What is constantly talked about is what's
inside the heart.)
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.)
Walang palayok na walang kasukat na tungtong. (Every pot has a matching lid.)
Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay na maaasahan. (You will know a true friend in time of need.)
Naghangad ng kagitna, isang salop ang nawala. (He who takes a lot of risks loses more than he
can gain.)
Pulutin ang mabuti, ang masama ay iwaksi. (Emulate what is good, ignore what is bad.)
Walang lumura sa langit na di sa kanyang mukha nagbalik. (Nobody who spits upward does not
spit on his face.)
Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo. (Of what use is the grass when the horse
isalready dead.)
Maraming salita, kulang sa gawa. (A man that talks too much accomplishes little.)
Madaling sabihin, mahirap gawain. (Easier said than done.)
Ubos-ubos biyaya, pagkatapos nakatunganga. (Spend lavishly and you end up with nothing.)
Habang may buhay, may pag-asa. (While there is life, there is hope.)
Ang lalagyang walang laman ay maingay. (An empty container makes a lot of noise.)
Ang lakas ay daig ng paraan. (Strength is defeated by strategy.)
Ang mabigat ay gumagaan, kung pinagtutulungan. (Anything that is heavy can be light if we put
our resources together.)
Lahat ng gubat ay may ahas. (In every forest , there is a snake.)
Bago ka bumati ng sa ibang uling, uling mo muna ang iyong pahirin. (Before you point out others
people's shortcomings, correct your own first.)
Ano man ang gagawin, makapitong iisipin. (Whatever you do, think it seven times.)
Hangga't makitid ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot. (While the blanket is short, learn how to
bend.)
Mahirap gisingin ang nagtutulog-tulugan. (It is hard to wake up someone who is pretending to be
asleep.)
Kung pukulin ka ng bato, tinapay ang iganti mo. (If someone throws stones at you, throw back
bread.)
Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis. (A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly
bound.)
Pag may tiyaga, may nilaga. (If you persevere, you will reap the fruits of your labor.)
Kung may tinanim, may aanihin. (If you plant, you harvest.)
Walang naninira sa bakal kundi sariling kalawang. (Nothing destroys iron but its own corrosion.)
Pagkahaba-haba man daw ng prusisyon, sa simbahan din ang tuloy. (Eventhough the procession