Nepali proverb
धन भने पछि महादेव को पनि तीन नेत्र
Dhan bhane paxi mahadev ko pani tin netra
Money really matters.
Nepali proverb
धन कमाई धाक, साथी कमाई लाख
Dhan kamai dhaak, saathi kamali laakh
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Dhan kamai dhaak, saathi kamali laakh
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Nepali proverb
धान खाने मुसा, चोट पाउने भ्यागुतो
Dhaan khaane musha, chot paune bhyaguto.
One get punish for other's mistakes
Nepali proverb
नजाने गाउँको बाटो नसोध्नु
Najaane gau ko bato nasodhnu.
Don't waste time on things that do not concern you.
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.
Criticism
आलु खाएर पेडाको धाक
Aalu khaayera pedaa ko dhaak.
Acting arrogantly due to intoxication, without realizing that the perceived courage is not real
Justice
अन्यायको धन, कहिल्यै मेरो नभन
Anyaaye ko dhan, kahilei mero nabhan.
Wealth accumulated through injustice should never be considered as rightfully one's own
Nepali proverb
बिद्या नै धन हो
Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Nepali proverb
धन भने पछि महादेव को पनि तीन नेत्र
Dhan bhane paxi mahadev ko pani tin netra
Money really matters.
Nepali proverb
हर्रो नपाउनेले जाईफल को धाक
Harro napaune le jaifal ko dhaak
One who doesn't even posses a small thing of value, faunting even a bigger thing of much greater value
Nepali proverb
लुट को धन फुफु को श्राध
Loot ko dhan fupu ko shraadh.
Easy come easy go.