संगत गुना को फल
Sangat guna ko fal.
Positive actions and virtuous behavior lead to favorable outcomes
Bish nabhayeko sarpa ra ikh nabhayeko maanish maak laagdaina.
Bish nabhayeko sarpa ra ikh nabhayeko maanish maak laagdaina.
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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.
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
Kasai ko aahar, kasaiko bish.
Eutai kura ma bhibid bichar
Bagh ko baato bagh hidchha, sarpa ko baato sarpa.
Dhobi lai hataar bhayo bhandai maa raati maa ghaam laagdaina.
Dhobi lai hataar hudai maa ghaam laagdaina.
Ghar nabhayeko chhoro ra sutkeri nabhayeko buhaari.