Nepali proverb
बिद्या नै धन हो
Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Bahun ko chitta makha ko pitta.
Bahun ko chitta makha ko pitta.
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Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Bihe garne almal ma kt khojnai birsiyo.
Mukhya kam nai birsinu.
Baiguni lai gun le maarnu.
Kill the ungrateful with gratitude.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Bahun le chyau khawos na swaad paawos
Jaha kera, tyahi bahun ko dera.
Sano chitta le boso pakdaina.