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There is no household without domestic fight

There is no household without domestic fight —  (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

One who chases after two hares won’t catch even one.

One who chases after two hares won’t catch even one. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Trying to do two things at once will make you fail in both. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

The earth has ears, news (gossip) has wings.

The earth has ears, news (gossip) has wings. — This is translated from a Filipino proverb

To endure is obligatory, but to like is not

To endure is obligatory, but to like is not —  (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

It is an old Jewish saying that “God could not be everywhere and therefore he made Grandmothers”.

It is an old Jewish saying that “God could not be everywhere and therefore he made Grandmothers. — This is a Jewish proverb.

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Filipino sayings and proverbs
Filipino sayings