Nepali proverb

कङ्गालको जात छैन, बोक्सीको गाउँ छैन

Kangaal ko jaat chhaina, boksi ko gaaun chhaina.

What it means

Jata pani dhalna sakne manxe ko bhar hudaie na.

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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.