We will stay longer dead than poor
We will stay longer dead than poor —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)
It is easy to be human. It is hard to be humane.
It is easy to be human. It is hard to be humane. — This is translated from a Filipino proverb
I leant on a bent wall.
I leant on a bent wall. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… I depended on someone who is not depandable. (Translated from an Arabic proverb)
They said to the fox, the fox said to its tail.
They said to the fox, the fox said to its tail. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… One is told to do something but will never do it. (A rough translation of a Bulgarian proverb)
A kite breeding a hawk.
A kite breeding a hawk. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… A splendid child born from common parents. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)
Recommended Proverbs:
I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
A monkey dressed up is still a monkey.
One stone, two birds
a person needs a face; a tree needs bark
Quiet water wears down a mountain.
Dragon, head, snake, tail
Filipino sayings and proverbs
Filipino sayings
