Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
चीनको राजा भोटको नून ज्यानै दिए नि नदेख्ने गुन
Chin ko raajaa bhot ko nun jyaanai diya ni nadekhne gun.
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Chin ko raajaa bhot ko nun jyaanai diya ni nadekhne gun.
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Nepali proverb
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
Nepali proverb
जसको शक्ति, उस्को भक्ति
Jasko shakti, usko bhakti.
Jo sangha sakhti xa sabai usai ko jai jai kar garxan
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.
Advice
आँखा नदेख्ने नेत्रलाल, कान नसुन्ने कर्णकान्त
Aankha nadekhne netralaal kana nasunne karnakaanta
People who are unable or unwilling to perceive reality despite having the ability
Awareness
अर्काको आङ्गको जुम्रा देख्ने, आफ्नो आङ्गको भैसी पनि नदेख्ने
Arka ko aang ko jumra dekhne, aafno aang ko bhaisi pani nadekhne.
It is easy to point out others' flaws but difficult to recognize one's own shortcomings
Nepali proverb
राजाको अँगाडि र घोडाको पछाडि नलाग्नु, लात खाइन्छ
Raajaa ko agaadi ra ghodaa ko pachaadi nalaagnu, laat khaayinchha.
Know who are prideful and who are incompetent when deciding who to follow
Nepali proverb
दरबारमा प्रवेश गर्दैमा साँढे राजा बन्दैन, बरु दरबार गोठ बन्छ
Durbar prabesh gardai maa saande raajaa bandaina, baru durbar goth banchha.
Nepali proverb
राजाको घरमा नुन को दु:ख
Raajaa ko ghar maa nun ko dukha
Nepali proverb
राजाको काम छोडी कामिको देउली
Raajaa ko kaam chhodi kaami ko deuli.