खाने मुखलाई जुँगाले छेक्दैन
Khaane mukh lai jungaa le chhekdaina
Where there is will there is way.
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
Khaane mukh lai jungaa le chhekdaina
Where there is will there is way.
Khanna khanna lokachaar, khaaye pachhi maanaa chaar
Acting shy about receiving benefits but taking more than your share when the benefits come
Garjane baadal barshadaina.
Thunder clouds do not always give rain.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Agulto le haaneko kukur bijuli dekhi tarsanchha.
If a person makes a mistake, he will be scared of it happening again in the future
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Ikhaalu swaasni ko bachan, bahulaa kukur ko daat.
words or actions done in anger lack rationale