Proverbs
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(Please add a picture to your proverb; remember “A picture is worth a thousand words”)
what is said is not of word but of what is send through eyes
Faith is taking the first step, even if you don’t see the whole staircase.
The heart is what matters the most of all.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Believe in yourself and believe in love. Love something. We’ve got to learn to love something deeply.
As long as I still adore and love what I have to do, I feel safe.
Give more than you expect to receive.
There is something in the heart of the people, and in my heart, which is tangible, which cannot be communicated across great distances.
You can have your grandchildren for a day, and then you can give it back at the and of the day and you can go and pour yourself a drink.
Be yourself, love yourself and give that love to the world.
FILIPINO PROVERBS: (Salawikain)
Damitan mo man ang matsing, matsing pa rin.
-A monkey dressed up is still a monkey.
Habang maikli ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot.
-Literally “While the blanket is short, learn to curl up (to fit)”
-Refers to situations when resources are scarce, one should learn to be thrift and adapt.
Kung nasaan ang asukal, naruon ang langgam.
-Wherever you find sugar, you’ll find ants.
Kung sino ang masalita ay siyang kulang sa gawa.
-He who speaks too much works too little.
Kung may tiyaga, may nilaga.
-(literally) If you persevere, you’ll have stew.
If you don’t persevere, you can expect no reward.
-Interpretation : He who works, gets compensated.
Madali ang maging tao, mahirap magpakatao.
-It is easy to be human. It is hard to be humane.
Walang ligaya sa lupa na hindi dinilig ng luha.
-There is no earthly bliss not watered by tears.
Walang mapait na tutong, sa taong nagugutom.
-There is no bitter (rice)crust to a hungry person.
Walang matigas na tinapay sa mainit na kape.
No bread is too hard for warm coffee.
True love never grows old
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime
天無絕人之路 (tiān wú jué rén zhī lù)
“Heaven never leaves a man with no way out”
“We think a flower on a cliff is beautiful because we stop our feet at the cliff’s edge, unable to step out into the sky like that fearless flower.” Tie Kubo
樹慾靜而風不止、子慾養而親不在○
Dear Melody,
樹 高 千 丈, 落 葉 歸 根.
Adeline
Children have wings and teachers help them FLY!!
Life is beauty- if we persist to clutch our dreams tight.And achieve.
We should know when to cry but it has to be a limit…
We should know when to laugh and it has to be long lasting…
We can cry if we lose something so precious to us…
we should also smile and say goodbye to those which are precious…
you have only got one life to live.
so go on and make the best of it!
before it’s to late.
you have only got one life to live.
so go on and make the best of it!
before it’s to late.
Fail to prepare prepare to fail
Charles Nickels
Don’t let what you can’t do well, stop you from doing what you can do well. John Wooden
Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself
the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the pain of indicision
Even if a tree should grow to a height of ten thousand feet,
Its leaves, when falling, will still return to their root.
樹 高 千 丈, 落 葉 歸 根
shu gao qian zhang, luo ye gui gen
“Life is simpler when you plow around the stump”
Impression without expression leads to depression
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Mahatma Gandhi
To eat well is to live well.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink
A winner credits good luck for winning, even though it isn’t luck. A loser blames bad luck for losing even though it isn’t luck.
Money grows on the tree of patience.
You can’t appreciate the love of your parents without having children of your own.
love is not what makes the world go round, it’s what makes the journey worthwhile..
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you , and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn” John Muir
People in glass houses should live in the basement(based on “people in glass houses should not throw stones”)
without fear, there is no courage
A stich in time, saves 9!!!
Life is a roller coaster, so hold on tight!
take a step away from a big thing is it big?
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow
