Nepali proverb
टुहुराको पनि दिन फर्कन्छ
Tuhura ko pani din farkanchha.
Every dog has its day. / Everyone has their days
Nepali proverb
जोगी देख्दा भैँसी तर्सिने, भैँसी देख्दा जोगी तर्सने
Jogi dekhda bhaisi tarsine, bhaisi dekhda jogi tarsine.
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Jogi dekhda bhaisi tarsine, bhaisi dekhda jogi tarsine.
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Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
Nepali proverb
ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
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.
Awareness
अर्काको आङ्गको जुम्रा देख्ने, आफ्नो आङ्गको भैसी पनि नदेख्ने
Arka ko aang ko jumra dekhne, aafno aang ko bhaisi pani nadekhne.
It is easy to point out others' flaws but difficult to recognize one's own shortcomings
Wisdom
अर्काको बुद्धिले राजा हुनुभन्दा आफ्नै बुद्धिले जोगी हुनु बेस
Arka ko buddhi le raja hunu bhanda afnai buddhi le jogi junu besh.
It is wiser to rely on one's own intellect than to depend on others' wisdom
Nepali proverb
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
Nepali proverb
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
Nepali proverb
भैंसीलाई सिङ भारी हुँदैन
Bhaisi lai singh bhaari hudaina.
Nepali proverb
एक छाक खाने जोगी, दुई छाक खाने भोगी, तीन छाक खाने रोगी
Ek chhak khane jogi, dui chhak khane bhogi, tin chhak khane rogi.