Nepali proverb
बैगुनीलाई गुनले मार्नु
Baiguni lai gun le maarnu.
Kill the ungrateful with gratitude.
Nepali proverb
बूढी मर्यो काल पल्क्यो
Budi maryo kaal palkyo.
How to read it
Budi maryo kaal palkyo.
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Nepali proverb
बोल्नेको पिठो बिक्छ, नबोल्नेको चामल पनि बिक्दैन
Bolne ko pitho bikchha, nabolne ko chaamal pani bikdaina
person who talks and socialize gains the upperhand
Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
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.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
General
आज मर्यो, भोलि ओखति
Aaja maryo, bholi okhati.
What's done is done, no use dwelling on the past
Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
General
आई बूढी मच्चिंदै, गई बूढी थच्चिंदै
Aaayi budi machchidai, gayi budi thachchidai.
Nepali proverb
चकचके गोरुको चार ठाउँमा डाम, ठुलो माछो लड्यो समातेर खाम
Chak chake goru ko chaar thau maa daam, tholo maachho maryo samaatera khaam
Nepali proverb
घिउ न तेल पका बुढी सेल
Ghiu na tel pakaa budi sel.