Selected Tagalog Proverbs and Maxims

Alexis Carrel Anó ay dî Bagong baít bató become better bibig Book of Proverbs courage dahon deeds desire Divine Comedy doth easily Emilio Jacinto enjoy everything evil faith favors fear Filipinos Florante at Laura fond fortune friendship gawâ give Goethe habits happiness heart hindî honor human Huwag ibá ignorant influence justice kahi't kahoy Kapág lamang Lin Yutang live loob lose lupà ma'y mabuti mahirap man's Marcus Aurelius masamáng mind misfortune mo'y moral nang nature never one's ourselves Parang parents poet poor proverbs and maxims Rabindranath Tagore realize reap rich rightly says seek Shakespeare siyáng sometimes soon sooner or later soul spirit Tagalog Tagalog language tao'y taong things thou tion tongue true truly truth tubig ugali utang virtue Waláng water buffalo weakness wealth wind wisdom wisely observed words wounds young