संगत गुना को फल
Sangat guna ko fal.
Positive actions and virtuous behavior lead to favorable outcomes
Bista ko ghar maa bhaat paakdaa damai ko ghar maa khalbal.
Bista ko ghar maa bhaat paakdaa damai ko ghar maa khalbal.
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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.
Ek ghar bista, das ghar kaami, jasta timi ustai haami.
Aaja ghar pugiyela ta? aafnai khutta lai sodha
Don't rely on others, trust your own abilities and judgment
Katai din, katai raat, ekaatira bhok arko tira bhaat.
Kosaie laie dhuka paie rako bela arko manxe ramaie lo gari rako hunxa.
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
Siyo haraayeko damai jasto
Acting like you have lost all your identity
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore