Nepali proverb
ईट को जवाफ पत्थर ले दिनु
It ko jawaaf patthar le dinu.
Tit for Tat.
Indra ko agaadi swarga ko bayaan.
Telling things to the person who already knows more about it.
It ko jawaaf patthar le dinu.
Tit for Tat.
Uhi naamlo uhi kumlo.
jati kura garepani aakhir ma afno kaam afai sangha hunxa
Rin kaadhera ghiu khaanu.
Gharo vaie rako bela sokhin jiwan juna khojnu.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aafu namari swarga dekhidaina.
One cannot see heaven without dying first
Likhitam ko agaadi bakhatam chhaldaina.
Written proof is more powerful than oral proof.
Raajaa ko agaadi ra ghodaa ko pachaadi nalaagnu, laat khaayinchha.
Know who are prideful and who are incompetent when deciding who to follow