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
हर्रो नपाउनेले जाईफल को धाक
Harro napaune le jaifal ko dhaak
What it means
One who doesn't even posses a small thing of value, faunting even a bigger thing of much greater value
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Nepali proverb
हल्लिएको दाँत एकदिन फुक्लन्छ
Halliyeko daat ek din fuklanchha
There eventually is bound be consequences of ones actions
Nepali proverb
हातमा पुस्तक मनमा दश थोक
Haat maa pustak, man maa das thok.
Overthinking too much, when you need to do the real work
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
हर्रो नपाउनेलाई जाईफल
Harro napaune lai jaayifal
Criticism
आलु खाएर पेडाको धाक
Aalu khaayera pedaa ko dhaak.
Acting arrogantly due to intoxication, without realizing that the perceived courage is not real
Nepali proverb
धाक भन्दा धक्कु ठुलो, हिड्ने बेला खुट्टा लुलो
Dhaak bhanda dhakku thulo, hidne bela khutta lulo.