Nepali proverb
नजाने गाउँको बाटो नसोध्नु
Najaane gau ko bato nasodhnu.
Don't waste time on things that do not concern you.
Nepali proverb
धेरै खाए मल, थोरै खाए बल
Dherai khaaye mal, thorai khaaye bal.
How to read it
Dherai khaaye mal, thorai khaaye bal.
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नजिकको तीर्थ हेला
Najik ko tirtha hela.
The value of things when we use regularly is diminished
Nepali proverb
नपत्याउने खोलाले बगाउँछ
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force
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
थोरै भए ठिक्क, धेरै भए दिक्क
Thorai bhaye thikka, dherai bhaye dikka.
Consequences
अक्चु खाए बक्छु खाए झुसे बारुलो
Akchhu khaaye bakchhu khaaye jhuse baarulo
Someone who has faced stronger challenges is not easily defeated by weaker ones
Nepali proverb
हरेस खाए नि चरेस नखानु
Hares khaaye ni charesh nakhaanu.
It's okay to idulge in bad habits but never give up on your life or the thing you are pursing
Nepali proverb
खान्न–खान्न लोकाचार, खाएपछि माना चार
Khanna khanna lokachaar, khaaye pachhi maanaa chaar
Acting shy about receiving benefits but taking more than your share when the benefits come
Nepali proverb
बाघको मुख खाए पनि रातै, नखाए पनि रातै
Baagh ko much khaaye pani raatai, nakhaaye pani raatai.
Nepali proverb
धेरै बिरालो हुँदा मुसा मर्दैन
Dherai biralo hunda musa mardaina.