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
बत्ती निभ्नु आघी धपक्क बल्छ
Batti nibhnu aghi dhapakka balchha.
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Batti nibhnu aghi dhapakka balchha.
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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.
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निभ्न लागेको बत्ती चहकिलो बल्छ
Nibhna laageko batti chhahakilo balchha
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Motivation
अघिको तीतो पछिको मीठो
Aghi ko tito pachhi ko mitho.
It's hard at first, but will get better later
Nepali proverb
सूर्यको अगाडि बत्ती
Surya ko agadi batti.
Doing something of little to no importance in grand scheme of things
Nepali proverb
बत्ती मुनि अँध्यारो
Batti muni andhyaaro.
Nepali proverb
जान्दो न बुझ्दो अघि अघि सर्दो, सुत्केरीको मर्म के बुझ्छ मर्दो
Jando na bujhdo, aghi aghi sardo, Sutkeriko marma ke bujhchha marda.