General
आकाशमा थुके मुखमा छिटा
Aakash maa thuke, mukh maa chhitaa.
Talking big in front of many people may fall flat in reality
General
आई बूढी मच्चिंदै, गई बूढी थच्चिंदै
Aaayi budi machchidai, gayi budi thachchidai.
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Aaayi budi machchidai, gayi budi thachchidai.
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General
आज मर्यो, भोलि ओखति
Aaja maryo, bholi okhati.
What's done is done, no use dwelling on the past
Advice
आई लाग्ने माथि जाई लाग्नु
Aayi laagne maathi jaayi laagne.
Prioritize important tasks over minor ones
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
बूढी मर्यो काल पल्क्यो
Budi maryo kaal palkyo.
Nepali proverb
घिउ न तेल पका बुढी सेल
Ghiu na tel pakaa budi sel.
Nepali proverb
हिस्स बुढीको खिस्स दाँत
Hissa budi ko khissa daat.
Nepali proverb
जाडो भयो राती अनी बुढी ताती
Jaado bhayo raati ani budi taati.