Nepali proverb
एक पटकको चोर सधैँको चोर
Ek patak ko chor sadhai ko chor.
Ek patak aru ko naramro najar ma pare paxi tyo manxe sadaie naramrai hunxa. / Once you earn bad name, it will always be with you
Nepali proverb
एक छाक खाने जोगी, दुई छाक खाने भोगी, तीन छाक खाने रोगी
Ek chhak khane jogi, dui chhak khane bhogi, tin chhak khane rogi.
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Ek chhak khane jogi, dui chhak khane bhogi, tin chhak khane rogi.
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एक माघले जाडो जाँदैन
Ek maagh le jaado jaadaina.
Ek choti vako kura feri feri huna sakxa.
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एकता नै बल हो
Ekataa nai bal ho.
Unity is strength.
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
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Nepali proverb
जहाँ जाला जोगी भातै खाला
Jaha jala jogi bhatai khala.
Nepali proverb
जोगी देख्दा भैँसी तर्सिने, भैँसी देख्दा जोगी तर्सने
Jogi dekhda bhaisi tarsine, bhaisi dekhda jogi tarsine.
Nepali proverb
जोगीको घरमा हिप्पी पाहुना
Jogi ko ghar maa hippi paahunaa
Nepali proverb
जोगीको घरमा सन्यासी पाहुना
Jogi ko ghar maa sanyaasi paahuna.