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
दिउँ आफू नाङ्गो नदिउँ माग्नेको मुख बाङ्गो
Diu aafu naango nadiu maagne ko mukh baango.
How to read it
Diu aafu naango nadiu maagne ko mukh baango.
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Nepali proverb
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
दिउँ आफू रित्तो, नदिउँ इष्टको मुख बाङ्गो
Diu aafu ritto, nadiu ista ko mukh baango.
Nepali proverb
दिउ आफु नाङ्गो, नदिउ इष्ट बाङ्गो
Diu aafu nango, nadiu ista bango.
Advice
आफु भलो त जगत भलो
Aafu bhalo ta jagat bhallo
If you are wise, the world will be wise
Advice
आफू नमरी स्वर्ग देखिँदैन
Aafu namari swarga dekhidaina.
One cannot see heaven without dying first
General
आकाशमा थुके मुखमा छिटा
Aakash maa thuke, mukh maa chhitaa.
Talking big in front of many people may fall flat in reality
Envy
अर्काको बाच्छो चाटी मुखभरी रौँ
Arka ko bachchho chaati mukh bhari rau.
Speaking ill of others to impress is insincere flattery