Read by the tongue
1 Tagalog proverb read closely — filed under Time, Effort and Caution; set beside cousins in Mandarin Chinese, English and Spanish.
Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?
aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?
Why Filipinos ask what use the grass is once the horse is dead — and how Chinese, English, and Spanish proverbs treat lateness, prevention, and the help that arrives a moment after it could have mattered.
Help that comes too late is no help at all
Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?
Literally: What will you do with the grass if the horse is already dead?
Tagalog · Philippines
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