Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
पैसा न कौडी बजार बजार दौडी
Paisa na kaudi bajar bajar daudi.
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Paisa na kaudi bajar bajar daudi.
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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.
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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.
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जस्ले पैसालाई चिन्दैन, तेस्लाई पैसा ले पनी चिन्दैन
jasle paisa chindeina teslai paisa le chindeina
If you do not recognize the value of money, you will never have plenty of it.
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घरमा चामल सकिएको दिन एकादशी, गोजीमा पैसो सकिएको दिन औंसी
Ghar ma chamal sakiyeko din ekadashi, goji ma paisa sakiyeko din aunshi
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मूर्ख र पैसा छिट्टै सकिन्छ
Murkha ra paisa chittai sakinchha.
Nepali proverb
पाँच पैसाको ल्वांग छैन, दस पैसाको स्वांग
Paanch paisa ko lwaang chhaina, dash paisa ko swang.