अरूले हात्ती चढे भनेर आफूले धुरी चढ्नु हुँदैन
Aru le hatti chade bhanera aafu le dhuri chadnu hudaina.
One should not imitate others' mistakes, but learn from them instead
Aayimai ko pet maa kura pachhdaina.
A Person who can't keep secrets
Aru le hatti chade bhanera aafu le dhuri chadnu hudaina.
One should not imitate others' mistakes, but learn from them instead
Ahankari bhyaguto ko twar twar nai thulo
The conceited think their own faults are small
Ankha le dekheko bigyan bhanda man le dekheko bhagwan pyaro.
Careless actions may have unintended consequences
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aago taapnu muda ko kura sunnu buda ko
Acting rashly is the way of youth, listening wisely is the way of elders
Arti ko kura gharti ko pani linuparchha.
One should consider advice from outsiders as well as insiders
Dar laagdaa maanchhe kaa ghin laagdaa kura