एकता नै बल हो
Ekataa nai bal ho.
Unity is strength.
Ek rupaiya dhan chha, ghodaa kinchhu bhanchha
Ek rupaiya dhan chha, ghodaa kinchhu bhanchha
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Ekataa nai bal ho.
Unity is strength.
Oraalo laageko mrigha lai bachchhaa le pani khedchha.
Tala pare paxi sabai le hepxan.
Aulaa didaa dudulnaa nilne.
Give him an inch and he will take an yard, don't bite the hand that feed you.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Anyaaye ko dhan, kahilei mero nabhan.
Wealth accumulated through injustice should never be considered as rightfully one's own
Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Dhan bhane paxi mahadev ko pani tin netra
Money really matters.
Kaag le koili lai kaale bhanchha
Aafu laie naheri aaru ko laie matra bhanu.
Loot ko dhan fupu ko shraadh.
Easy come easy go.
Marukha ko dhan rahadaina.
A foolish person tends to spend money too quickly