Nepali proverb
गु लाई चलाए गन्ध
gu lai chaleye gandha
Bad things have bad results.
Nepali proverb
गु पुछेको टालो पनी बेलामा काम लाग्छ
Gu puchheko taalo pani bela maa kaam laagchha.
What it means
One man's trash is another man's wealth.
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Nepali proverb
गोलीको घाउ निको हुन्छ, बोली को हुँदैन
Goli ko ghau niko hunchha, boli ko hudaina
Pain inflicted by world never heals so be wise and aware about how you talk and converse with people.
Nepali proverb
घोडा चड्ने मान्छे लड्छ
Ghoda chadne maanche ladchha.
Trying without failing is impossible.
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
टाढाको देउता भन्दा नजिकको भुत काम लाग्छ
Taadhaa ko deutaa bhandaa najik ko bhut kaam laagchha.
Nepali proverb
युद्धको बेलामा बुद्धको पुराण काम लाग्दैन
Yuddha ko bela buddha ko puraan kaam laagdaina.
Relationships
आफ्नो छोराछोरी र अर्काकी स्वास्नी सबैलाई राम्रो लाग्छ
Aafno chora chori ra arkaa ki swasni sabai lai ramro laagchha
People don't praise things they have