Nepali proverb
घोडा चड्ने मान्छे लड्छ
Ghoda chadne maanche ladchha.
Trying without failing is impossible.
Nepali proverb
घरै पिँडालु, बनै पिँडालु, ससुराली गयो बाह्र हातको पिँडालु
Gharai pidalu, banai pidalu, sasurali gayo bahra haat ko pidalu.
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Gharai pidalu, banai pidalu, sasurali gayo bahra haat ko pidalu.
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Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
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.
Fate
अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो
Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.
Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Advice
आफ्नो हात जगन्नाथ
Aafno haat jagannaath.
We are responsible for our own actions and their consequences
Awareness
आम्दानी चार आनाको खर्च बाह्र आनाको
Aamdani chaar aanaa ko kharchaa bahra aanaa ko.
One's earnings are insufficient to meet expenses
Relationships
आयो गयो माया मोह, आएन गएन को हो को हो
Aayo gayo maya moha, aayena gayena ko ho ko ho.
Family/friends who have always been there matter the most
Optimism
असारमा मीत लाए हिलामा हात, मंसिरमा मीत लाए फिलामा हात
Asar ma mit laaye hila ma haat, mangsir ma mit laaye fila ma haat.
The rewards of labor vary according to the season