Fight poison with poison.
Fight poison with poison. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Fight fire with fire, magic must defeat magic. (This is a rough translation from a Chinese proverb)
If a person has ambition, things will be accomplished.
If a person has ambition, things will be accomplished. — The moral of this proverb, or a meaning could be Where there is a will, there is a way (English equivalent). (This is a rough translation from a Chinese proverb)
It is easier for the son to ask from the father than for the father to ask from the son
It is easier for the son to ask from the father than for the father to ask from the son —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)
In the facades we put on for others we demonstrate our potential; through our children we reveal our reality.
In the facades we put on for others we demonstrate our potential; through our children we reveal our reality. — This is a Jewish proverb. Said by –Lawrence Kelemen, To Kindle A Soul p. 195
You are as many a person as the languages you know.
You are as many a person as the languages you know. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… This proverb is to emphasize the importance of learning multiple languages. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)
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
