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Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life.The word Sawikain proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms), and to the Ilocano word sarsarita.
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"English Proverbs Explained". ProverbHunter.com. "List of proverbs". "Proverbium.org". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012., list of proverbs, idioms and quotes "English Proverbs Center". Archived from the original on 5 August 2017.
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Filipino proverbs are not well promoted in western literature. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.177.80.139 ( talk ) 08:57, 16 December 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] A fact from Filipino proverbs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 October 2008, and was viewed approximately 3,200 times ( disclaimer ) ( check views ).
Florentino Timbreza, a cultural philosopher, concludes in his book Pilosopiyang Pilipino (1982) that Filipino values are based on the significance of the world to man. Life experiences dictate the philosophy of the Filipino, augmented by other sources like proverbs, folk sayings, folk tales, and the like.