A desperate person will even hold on to a knife edge.
More Filipino Proverbs:
Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.Filipino
The pain of the little finger is felt by the whole body.
Filipino
Whatever you do, think about it seven times.
Filipino
A person who is outwardly calm has anger raging inside.
Filipino
Mercy resides in God; deeds are in men.
Filipino
There's a crocodile in every big river.
Filipino