Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
फोकट को पाए एक मानो चुक पनी खान्छ
Fokat ko paaye ek maano chuk pani khaanchha.
How to read it
Fokat ko paaye ek maano chuk pani khaanchha.
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Nepali proverb
बनको बाघले खवोस नखावोस, मनको बाघले खान्छ
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो भयो भने नि शिकार गर्न छाड्दैन
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
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.
Motivation
अराएको काम र भराएको मानोले कति दिन चल्छ
Araayeko kaam ra bharaayeko maano le kati din chalchha
Makeshift solutions and temporary measures can only last for so long
Nepali proverb
बनको बाघले खवोस नखावोस, मनको बाघले खान्छ
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
Nepali proverb
हलेदो भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि कोट्याउनु पर्दैन
Hadelo bhanne thaahaa paaye pachhi kotyaunu pardaina.
If you know the person, you won't need the details
Nepali proverb
सुख पाए ससुराली जानू, दु:ख पाए मीतकहाँ जानू
Sukhan paaye sasurali jaanu, dukha paaye mit kahaa jaanu.
In-laws only care for you when you have everything but only your true friend stays by you when you are in your lowest
Nepali proverb
हिंडने गोरूले चुटाई खान्छ
Hidne goru le chutai khaanchha.
Nepali proverb
जसले बोक्छ भारी, खान्छ मेख मारी
Jasle bokchha bhaari, khaanchha mekh maari.