Nepali proverb
कुकुर भुक्दै गर्छ, हात्ती लम्कँदै गर्छ
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.
aafaile garda kaam bigranu
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Boka le daayi hune bhaye goru kina chahinthyo.
Boka le ropai hune bhaye goru kina chahiyo?
Dukha payis mangale aafnai dhanga le.