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
घोडा चड्ने मान्छे लड्छ
Ghoda chadne maanche ladchha.
What it means
Trying without failing is impossible.
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Nepali proverb
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
Nepali proverb
जसको शक्ति, उस्को भक्ति
Jasko shakti, usko bhakti.
Jo sangha sakhti xa sabai usai ko jai jai kar garxan
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.
Nepali proverb
मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
Nepali proverb
मामा को घोडामा भान्जा को हे हे
Mama ko ghoda maa bhanjaa ko he he
One enjoys in others property.
Nepali proverb
हात्ती चढिसकेको मान्छेले गधा चढ्न के रुचाउला
Hatti chadi sakeko maanche gadhaa chadna ke ruchaula