Motivation
अघिको तीतो पछिको मीठो
Aghi ko tito pachhi ko mitho.
It's hard at first, but will get better later
Aauchha samaye parkhadaina, bagchha khola farkadaina.
Time waits for no one, opportunities once lost do not return
Aghi ko tito pachhi ko mitho.
It's hard at first, but will get better later
Anna ma bhanda Sanna ma jod.
Kind words are valued over mere food/provisions
Araayeko kaam ra bharaayeko maano le kati din chalchha
Makeshift solutions and temporary measures can only last for so long
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Khola ra maya tala tirai bagchha.
Andhyaro kaam khola ko geet
Work done without proper planning is bound to fail
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force