Nepali proverb
माग्ने लाई छान्ने अधिकार हुँदैन
Maagne lai chhanne adhikaar hudaina.
Beggers are not choosers.
Nepali proverb
मागेको गोरु, चोरेको हलो, बाँच्नु भन्दा मरेकै भलो
Maageko goru, choreko halo, bachnu bhandaa marekai bhalo.
How to read it
Maageko goru, choreko halo, bachnu bhandaa marekai bhalo.
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माझीको घर माछा उपहार
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
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मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
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.
Nepali proverb
गोरु नभएको हली र ठेडी नभएको हलोको के काम
Goru nabhayeko hale ra thedi nabhayeko halo ko k kaam
Nepali proverb
हलो अड्काएर गोरू चुट्नु
Halo adkaayera goru chutnu.
Nepali proverb
हलो जोत्दैमा गोरू ब्याउँदैन
Halo jotdaimaa goru byaudaina
Advice
आफु भलो त जगत भलो
Aafu bhalo ta jagat bhallo
If you are wise, the world will be wise
Nepali proverb
हग्नेलाई भन्दा देख्नेलाई लाज
Hagne lai bhandaa dekhne lai laaj.
Feeling second hand embarrassment of one's action
Nepali proverb
कानो गोरुलाई औंसी न पूर्णिमा
Kano goru lai aunshi na purnima.
Kaam garna naparni manxe laie sabai din ek naas hunxa.