Nepali proverb
मौका मा चौका हान्न जान्नु पर्छ
Maukaa maa chaukaa hanna jannu parchha
Seize the opportunity.
Nepali proverb
मोही माग्नु,ढुंग्रो लुकाउनु
Mohi maagnu dhungro lukaunu.
How to read it
Mohi maagnu dhungro lukaunu.
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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
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चिन्नु न जान्नु घचेडी माग्नु
Chinnu na jannu ghachedi maagnu.
Nepali proverb
कुकुरको पुच्छर बाह्र बर्ष सम्म ढुङ्रोमा राखेपनी बाङ्गाको बाङ्गै
Kukur ko puchhar bahra barsha dhungro maa raakhe pani bangaa ko baangai