Nepali proverb
किन रोइस् मङ्गले आफ्नै ढंगले
Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.
aafaile garda kaam bigranu
Nepali proverb
काले काले मिलेर खाउँ भाले
Kaale kaale milera khau bhaale.
How to read it
Kaale kaale milera khau bhaale.
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Nepali proverb
कुकुर भुक्दै गर्छ, हात्ती लम्कँदै गर्छ
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Nepali proverb
कुकुरलाई मासु पैंचो
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.
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.
Self-Reliance
आफ्नो नुन, आफ्नै पानी, खाउ ज्वाईं कोखा तानी
Aafno nun, aafnai paani, khau juwai kokha taani
Take care of your own needs before worrying about others
Nepali proverb
कागले कोइलिलाइ काले भन्छ
Kaag le koili lai kaale bhanchha
Aafu laie naheri aaru ko laie matra bhanu.
Nepali proverb
थोपा थोपा मिलेर सागर बन्छ
Thopa thopa milera saagar banchha.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Nepali proverb
विनाश काले विपरीत बुद्धि
Binaas kaale biparit buddhi
Nepali proverb
खाउँ कर्कली, पेट फर्कली, नखाउँ कर्कली, सासू झर्कली
Khau karkali pet farkali, nakhau karkali saasu jharkali.
Nepali proverb
नखाउँ भने दिन भरी को सिकार, खाउँ भने कान्छा बाउ को अनुहार
Nakhau bhane din vari ko sikar, khau bhane kanchha bau ko anuhaar