Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
पाप धुरीबाट कराउँछ
Paap dhuri baata karauchha.
What it means
Engaging in wrongful actions discreetly or behind the scenes
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Nepali proverb
बनको बाघले खवोस नखावोस, मनको बाघले खान्छ
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो भयो भने नि शिकार गर्न छाड्दैन
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
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.
Criticism
अरूले हात्ती चढे भनेर आफूले धुरी चढ्नु हुँदैन
Aru le hatti chade bhanera aafu le dhuri chadnu hudaina.
One should not imitate others' mistakes, but learn from them instead
Nepali proverb
बाबू भन्दा छोरो जान्ने, नाति पेटै बाट मट्याङ्ग्रा हान्ने
Baabu bhanda chhoro janne, naati petai baata matyangra hanne.
Nepali proverb
भाइ गोठ, सालो धुरि
Bhai goth, saalo dhuri.