Indonesian Proverbs
Air cucuran jatuhnya ke pelimbahan juga - Water from the roof eventually flows to the resevoir
Alah bisa karena biasa - Practice makes perfect
Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing - Heavy we shoulder together, light we hand carry together.
Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh - United we stand, divided we fall
Dari Hujung Rambut Ke Hujung Kaki - from the tips of your hairs to the tips of your toes (everything's a weapon)
Dimana ada kemauan, di situ ada jalan - where there's a will, there's a way
Dimana tak da lang, aku lah lang, kata belalang - "where there are no eagles, i am one" said the grasshopper
Dunia tak selebar daun kelor - The world is not as wide as Kelor leaves
Gajah bertarung lawan gajah, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah - Elephants wage war against elephants, deer die in the midst
Gajah mati meninggalkan gadingnya, macan mati meninggalkan belangnya, manusia mati meninggalkan namanya - Elephants die and leaves their tusks, tigers die and leave their stripes, men die and leave their name
Ingin hati memeluk gunung, apa daya tangan tak sampai - the will of the heart is to hug the mountain, but the arm is not long enough
Kalau tak ingin terlimbur pasang, jangan berumah di tepi laut - If you don't want to get flooded, don't build a house next to the sea
Ke gunung sama mendaki, ke lurah sama menurun - together we climb up the mountain, together we climb down the hill.
Kepala boleh panas, tetapi hati harus tetap dingin - the head can be heated, but the heart must stay cool
Lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannya - Different fields have different insects, different ponds have different fish
Lancar kaji karena diulang, lancar jalan karena ditempuh - We spell fluently because we keep repeating it. We know the route because we pass it often
Malu bertanya, sesat di jalan - Affraid to ask will result in losing your way
Pikir dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tidak berguna - Thinking first is an asset, regret later is useless
Pikir itu pelita hati - Thought is the light of the heart
Rajin pangkal pandai - Diligence is the beginning of brilliance
Sejelek-jelek pemimpin pasti punya anak buah, sebaik-baik pemimpin pasti punya musuh - no matter how bad the leader, they will have followers; no matter how good the leader, they will have enemies
Sunnah Wal Jammah - Team effort
Tak ada gading yang tak retak - There is no ivory that is not cracked
Yang lurus itu, biasanya bengkok - The straight is often bent
Additional Philosophies/Phrases
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit - No one provokes me without punishment
A book tightly shut is nothing more than a block of paper
A gem is not polished without friction, nor is a man perfected without trials
A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Be not afraid of growing slowly, just be afraid of standing still
From little seeds, mighty trees grow
Never say never
Teachers open the door, you enter by yourself
