Not all that is black is charcoal.
More Filipino Proverbs:
There is no bad food in a famine.Filipino
No child was ever born without having been conceived.
Filipino
There's a crocodile in every big river.
Filipino
If a bamboo tube makes a loud sound, it is empty.
Filipino
If you make a habit of buying things you do not need, you will soon be selling things you do.
Filipino
The bitterness of studying is preferable to the bitterness of ignorance.
Filipino