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
दरबारमा जन्मदैमा सबैजना राजा हुदैनन्
Durbar maa janmidaimaa sabai jana raja hudainan
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Durbar maa janmidaimaa sabai jana raja hudainan
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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.
Wisdom
अर्काको बुद्धिले राजा हुनुभन्दा आफ्नै बुद्धिले जोगी हुनु बेस
Arka ko buddhi le raja hunu bhanda afnai buddhi le jogi junu besh.
It is wiser to rely on one's own intellect than to depend on others' wisdom
Nepali proverb
काम गर्दा नोकरले जसरी, खाना खाँदा राजाले जसरी
Kaam garda nokar le jasari, khaba khada raja le jasari.
Kaam garna pare paxi kaam garna ni tayar huni ani khana base paxi khana ni majja le khani.
Nepali proverb
भ्रष्टाचार नगर्नेलाई सिंहदरवार के काम
Bhrastaachaar nagarne lai Singha Durbar k kaam?
Nepali proverb
दरबारमा प्रवेश गर्दैमा साँढे राजा बन्दैन, बरु दरबार गोठ बन्छ
Durbar prabesh gardai maa saande raajaa bandaina, baru durbar goth banchha.
Nepali proverb
कस्ता कस्ता कहाँ गए मुसाको बच्चा दरबारमा
Kasta kasta kaha gaye musa ko bacchha durbar maa
Nepali proverb
राजाको काम चारैतिर बदनाम
Raja ko kaam charai tira badnaam.