Filipino Proverbs

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In every forest , there is a snake.

While the blanket is short, learn how to bend.

A sleeping lobster is carried away by the current.

Marriage is not a joke. It is not like food that you can spit out when it is too hot to chew.

He who does not love his mother tongue is worse than a rotten fish.

A child that is given everything will rarely succeed in life.

The pain of the little finger is felt by the whole body.

He who eats chili gets burned and he who touches the pot gets charcoal on his hands.

Life is like a wheel: Sometimes you’re up, and sometimes you’re down.

The bitter melon is not yet cooked and the squash jumped in.

There’s no glory without sacrifice.

Poverty is not a hindrance to success.