Nepali proverb
खाने मुखलाई जुँगाले छेक्दैन
Khaane mukh lai jungaa le chhekdaina
Where there is will there is way.
Nepali proverb
कुरो र कुलो जता लग्यो त्यतै जान्छ
Kuro ra kulo jataa lagyo tyatai jaanchha.
How to read it
Kuro ra kulo jataa lagyo tyatai jaanchha.
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खान्न–खान्न लोकाचार, खाएपछि माना चार
Khanna khanna lokachaar, khaaye pachhi maanaa chaar
Acting shy about receiving benefits but taking more than your share when the benefits come
Nepali proverb
गर्जने बादल वर्षदैन
Garjane baadal barshadaina.
Thunder clouds do not always give rain.
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.
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थापा गयो नेपाल, खेत भयो सस्तै, कुलो लग्यो पहिरोले, जस्ताको तस्तै
Thapa gayo Nepal, Khet bhayo sastai, kulo lagyo pahiro le, jasta ko tastai.
Optimism
अकटको कुलो, बिकटको खेत, बिर्सेछु दाजै शिलोकको फेद
Akat ko kulo, bikat ko khet, birsechhu daajai silok ko fed
People often forget the help & advice provided by others but remember the benefits they received
Nepali proverb
काम कुरो एकातिर कुम्लो बोकी ठिमीतिर
Kaam kuro ekaa tira kumlo boki Thimi tira.
Ek tira kaam xa arko tira jani
Nepali proverb
बाहुनको बिर्ता बोकाको मोलमा जान्छ
Baahun ko birtaa bokaa ko mol maa jaanchha.
Nepali proverb
गुरु मान्नु बुझेर, बिहे गर्नु रोजेर, पानी खानु छानेर, कुरो गर्नु जानेर
Guru maannu bujhera, bihe garnu rojera, paani khaanu chhaanera, kuro garnu jaanera
Nepali proverb
काका भन्नु र कान्छा बाऊ भन्नु एउटै कुरो हो
Kaka bhannu ra kancha bau bhannu eutai kuro ho.