Nepali proverb
दुर्गंधित भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि उधिनिरहनु पर्दैन
Durgandhi bhanne thaahaa paayepachii udhini rahanu pardaina.
Once you know it's smelly, there's no need to dig it up
Nepali proverb
दाजुलाई सक्दिन, भाउजुलाई राख्दिन
Daju lai sakdina, bhauju lai raakhdina
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Daju lai sakdina, bhauju lai raakhdina
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दुश्मन खोज्न टाढा जानु पर्दैन
Dusman khojna tada janu pardaina.
You don't have to go to far to find an enemy familiarity breeds contempt.
Nepali proverb
धन भने पछि महादेव को पनि तीन नेत्र
Dhan bhane paxi mahadev ko pani tin netra
Money really matters.
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
भाउजुको देवर तन्नेरी
Bhauju ko dewar tannari
Nepali proverb
भाउजुले पोलेको देवर, बुहारीले पोलेको ससुरो
Bhauju le poleko dewar, buhari le poleko sasuro
Nepali proverb
दाजुसँग काम लिनु छ भने भाउजु रिझाउनु, श्रीमान फकाउनु छ भने सासु रिझाउनु
Daaju sanga kaam linu chha bahne bhauju rijhaunu, shriman fakaunu chha bahne saasu rijhaunu.