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
चित्र होइन चरित्र हेर्नु, व्यक्ति होइन व्यक्तित्व हेर्नु
Chitra hoina charitra hernu, byakti hoina byaktitwa hernu.
How to read it
Chitra hoina charitra hernu, byakti hoina byaktitwa hernu.
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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.
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
Nepali proverb
बाघ देख्न बिरालो हेर्नु, शत्रु देख्न दाजुभाइको हेर्नु
Baagh dekhna biraalo hernu, satru dekhna daaju bhai hernu.
Nepali proverb
बाघको न्यास्रो लागे बिरालोको अनुहार हेर्नु
Baagh ko nyaasro laage biralo ko anuhaar hernu.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
छोरीको बैंस बाबुले होइन अरुले देख्छन्
Chhori ko baisa baabu le hoina aru le dekhchhan.
Nepali proverb
चिनाको भात भातै होइन, स्वास्नीको जात जातै होइन
Chinaa ko bhaat bhaatai hoina, swasni ko jaat jaatai hoina