Nepali proverb
जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Nepali proverb
जान्दो न बुझ्दो अघि अघि सर्दो, सुत्केरीको मर्म के बुझ्छ मर्दो
Jando na bujhdo, aghi aghi sardo, Sutkeriko marma ke bujhchha marda.
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Jando na bujhdo, aghi aghi sardo, Sutkeriko marma ke bujhchha marda.
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जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
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जो होचो उसको मुखमा घोचो
Jo hocho usko mukh maa ghocho.
Whoever is the lowest (in terms of rank/status….etc) gets bullied.
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.
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Motivation
अघिको तीतो पछिको मीठो
Aghi ko tito pachhi ko mitho.
It's hard at first, but will get better later
Deception
अल्छीलाई बल्छी, मर्दलाई जाल
Alchhi lai balchhi, marda lai jaal.
The use of flattery to exploit different targets
Nepali proverb
बत्ती निभ्नु आघी धपक्क बल्छ
Batti nibhnu aghi dhapakka balchha.
Nepali proverb
मर्दकी दश ओटी
Marda ki das woti.
Nepali proverb
मर्दको जुँगा सँग आगो पनि हच्किन्छ
Marda ko jungaa sanga aago pani hachkinchha