जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Jasle maha kaadchha usle haat chaatchha.
Fruits of labour are sweet/ The one who does hard work reaps his rewards
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aafno haat jagannaath.
We are responsible for our own actions and their consequences
Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.
Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it
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