Nepali proverb
मौका मा चौका हान्न जान्नु पर्छ
Maukaa maa chaukaa hanna jannu parchha
Seize the opportunity.
Nepali proverb
मौका आउँछ पर्खिँदैन, बगेको खोला फर्किँदैन
Mauka auchha parkhidaina, bageko khola farkidaina.
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Mauka auchha parkhidaina, bageko khola farkidaina.
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Nepali proverb
मुर्ख तीन पटक हास्छ
Murkha teen patak haaschha
A foolish laughs three times.
Nepali proverb
राजाको अँगाडि र घोडाको पछाडि नलाग्नु, लात खाइन्छ
Raajaa ko agaadi ra ghodaa ko pachaadi nalaagnu, laat khaayinchha.
Know who are prideful and who are incompetent when deciding who to follow
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.
Motivation
आउँछ समय पर्खंदैन, बग्छ खोलो फर्कंदैन
Aauchha samaye parkhadaina, bagchha khola farkadaina.
Time waits for no one, opportunities once lost do not return
Wisdom
अँध्यारो काम खोला को गीत
Andhyaro kaam khola ko geet
Work done without proper planning is bound to fail
Nepali proverb
नपत्याउने खोलाले बगाउँछ
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force
Nepali proverb
बोली र गोली छुटे पछी फर्कदैन
Boli ra goli chhute pachhi farkidaina
Nepali proverb
जुत्ता लगाउनेको चुरिफुरी खोला आए पछि देखिन्छ
Jutta lagaune ko churi furi khola aaye pachhi dekhinchha.
Nepali proverb
खोलाको देशमा पानीको दुःख
Khola ko desh ma pani ko dukha.