Nepali proverb
बनको बाघले खवोस नखावोस, मनको बाघले खान्छ
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
Nepali proverb
बजेट कहाँ पोखियो, आफ्नै पकेटमा
Bajet kaha pokhiyo, afnai pocket maa
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Bajet kaha pokhiyo, afnai pocket maa
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Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो भयो भने नि शिकार गर्न छाड्दैन
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
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.
Wisdom
अर्काको बुद्धिले राजा हुनुभन्दा आफ्नै बुद्धिले जोगी हुनु बेस
Arka ko buddhi le raja hunu bhanda afnai buddhi le jogi junu besh.
It is wiser to rely on one's own intellect than to depend on others' wisdom
Nepali proverb
घ्यु केमा पोखियो? दालमा
Ghyu k maa pokhiyo? daal maa.
Nepali proverb
जलै बिष्णु थलै बिष्णु, फाेहर कहाँ फाल्नु
Jalai bisnu thalai bishnu fohor kaha faalnu?
Nepali proverb
कहाँ जान्छस् मछली मेरै ढडिया
Kaha jaanchhas machali merai dhadiya.
Nepali proverb
कस्ता कस्ता कहाँ गए मुसाको बच्चा दरबारमा
Kasta kasta kaha gaye musa ko bacchha durbar maa
Nepali proverb
ठाडो टिका लाउछे, स्वामी कहाँ धाउछे
Thado tika lauchhe, swami kaha dhauchhe