Nepali proverb
मुर्ख तीन पटक हास्छ
Murkha teen patak haaschha
A foolish laughs three times.
Nepali proverb
मौकामा कोढीको पनि पाउ मोल्नु पर्छ
Mauka ma kodhi ko pani pau molnu parchha.
How to read it
Mauka ma kodhi ko pani pau molnu parchha.
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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
Nepali proverb
रात भरि करायो, दक्षिणा हरायो
Raat bhari karaayo, dakshina harayo.
Getting much less than expected / You cant always get what you expect.
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.
Fate
आफ्नो भाग्य आफैले बनाउनु पर्छ
Aafno bhaagya aafai le banaunu parchha.
We are responsible for making our own destiny
Nepali proverb
मौका मा चौका हान्न जान्नु पर्छ
Maukaa maa chaukaa hanna jannu parchha
Seize the opportunity.
Nepali proverb
पर्छ टर्छ
Parchha tarchha
As it comes, so it goes.
Nepali proverb
बेलामा छोरा छोरिलाई नकुटेपछि आफ्नो छाती पिट्नु पर्छ
Bela ma chora chori lai nakutepachhi aafno chhaati pitnu parchha.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
दूध दिने गाईको लात्ती पनि सहनुपर्छ
Dudh dine gai ko latti pani sahanu parchha.