मूर्खको धन रहँदैन
Marukha ko dhan rahadaina.
A foolish person tends to spend money too quickly
Murti chor lai Pashupati na Guhyeshwari .
Murti chor lai Pashupati na Guhyeshwari .
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Marukha ko dhan rahadaina.
A foolish person tends to spend money too quickly
Mero goru ko bahrai takkaa.
Being overly stubborn.
Mehenat ko fal mitho hunchha.
Fruits of labor are always sweet.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Ek patak ko chor sadhai ko chor.
Ek patak aru ko naramro najar ma pare paxi tyo manxe sadaie naramrai hunxa. / Once you earn bad name, it will always be with you
Pashupati ko jaatraa, tighraa ko byaapar.
To kill two birds with one stone.
Chor aunla aru tira, baaki aula afai tira.
Chor ko hajar dau.
Chor ko khutta kaat bhanda khutta uchalne.
Chor ko sathi chor.