संगत गुना को फल
Sangat guna ko fal.
Positive actions and virtuous behavior lead to favorable outcomes
Baada ko ghar maa sabai pujaari.
Baada ko ghar maa sabai pujaari.
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Sangat guna ko fal.
Positive actions and virtuous behavior lead to favorable outcomes
Saunko bhanda byaaj ko maya.
One giving importance to something of lower value
Saaun ko bhel lai belaa maa rokna sake baali ramro hunchha.
It's better to stop a event that we don't want to go forward in its early stages
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aaja ghar pugiyela ta? aafnai khutta lai sodha
Don't rely on others, trust your own abilities and judgment
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore
Bista ko ghar maa bhaat paakdaa damai ko ghar maa khalbal.
Dhobi ko kukur, ghar ko na ghat ko.
Ek ghar bista, das ghar kaami, jasta timi ustai haami.