Nepali proverb
माग्ने लाई छान्ने अधिकार हुँदैन
Maagne lai chhanne adhikaar hudaina.
Beggers are not choosers.
Nepali proverb
मन्त्री हुनु कहिले कहिले, कमिसन थाप्नु पहिले
Mantri hunu kahile kahile, commission thaapnu ahile.
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Mantri hunu kahile kahile, commission thaapnu ahile.
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Nepali proverb
माझीको घर माछा उपहार
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
Nepali proverb
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
प्रेमिकाले छोडेको कहिले कहिले, लभलेटर लेख्छन् आहिले
Premika le chhodeko kahile kahile, love letter lekhchhan ahile.
Wisdom
अर्काको बुद्धिले राजा हुनुभन्दा आफ्नै बुद्धिले जोगी हुनु बेस
Arka ko buddhi le raja hunu bhanda afnai buddhi le jogi junu besh.
It is wiser to rely on one's own intellect than to depend on others' wisdom
Nepali proverb
नामर्दकि जोइ हुनुभन्दा मर्दकि कमारी हुनु जाति
Namarda ki joi hunu bhanda marda ki kamari hunu jati.
Nepali proverb
पोहोर मरी सासु, अहिले आयो आँसु
Pohor mari sasu, ahile ayo ansu.
Nepali proverb
सरकारी काम कहिले जाला घाम
Sarkaari kaam kahile jaalaa ghaam.
Nepali proverb
तेरो पो धान छन्, कुट्यो खायो, आफ्ना त चामल छन्, कहिले निफन्नु कहिले केलाउनु
Tero po dhan chhan, kutyo khaayo, aafnaa ta chaamal chhan, kahile nifannu kahile kelaunu