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
बलेको आगोमा घिउ थप्नु
Baleko aago maa ghiu thapnu.
How to read it
Baleko aago maa ghiu thapnu.
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बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
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
आगो ताप्नु मुढाको कुरा, सुन्नु बुढाको
Aago taapnu muda ko kura sunnu buda ko
Acting rashly is the way of youth, listening wisely is the way of elders
Nepali proverb
लोग्ने स्वास्नीको झगडा परालको आगो
Logne swasni ko jhagada paraal ko aago.
Husband & wife's quarrel subsides in a short time.
Nepali proverb
ऋण काढेर घिऊ खानु
Rin kaadhera ghiu khaanu.
Gharo vaie rako bela sokhin jiwan juna khojnu.
Nepali proverb
चाँदो लाग्ने आगो र मुख लाग्ने नोकर
Chaado laagne aago ra mukh laagne nokar.
Nepali proverb
डाँकाले खाएको धन,आगोले खाएको बन
Daakaa le khaayeko dhan, aago le khaayeko ban
Nepali proverb
एउटा घिउ बेचुवा, अर्को तरवार बेचुवा
Euta ghiu bechuwaa, arko tarbaar bechuwaa.