Nepali proverb
हर्रो नपाउनेले जाईफल को धाक
Harro napaune le jaifal ko dhaak
One who doesn't even posses a small thing of value, faunting even a bigger thing of much greater value
Nepali proverb
हरेस खाए नि चरेस नखानु
Hares khaaye ni charesh nakhaanu.
What it means
It's okay to idulge in bad habits but never give up on your life or the thing you are pursing
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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
हल्लिएको दाँत एकदिन फुक्लन्छ
Halliyeko daat ek din fuklanchha
There eventually is bound be consequences of ones actions
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
चरेस खानु तर हरेस नखानु
Charesh khaanu tara haresh nakhaanu.
Consequences
अक्चु खाए बक्छु खाए झुसे बारुलो
Akchhu khaaye bakchhu khaaye jhuse baarulo
Someone who has faced stronger challenges is not easily defeated by weaker ones
Nepali proverb
खान्न–खान्न लोकाचार, खाएपछि माना चार
Khanna khanna lokachaar, khaaye pachhi maanaa chaar
Acting shy about receiving benefits but taking more than your share when the benefits come