Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
पोहोर मरी सासु, अहिले आयो आँसु
Pohor mari sasu, ahile ayo ansu.
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Pohor mari sasu, ahile ayo ansu.
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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.
Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
बालब्रम्हचारी, नारी देखे आँखा मारी
Baalbramhachari, naari dekhe ankha mari.
Nepali proverb
भेटी न सेटी, बस मरिमेटी
Bheti na seti, bas mari meti.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
ढुटे कि छोरी कनिका खानेमा परी, कनिका देखेरै उफ्रेर मरी
Dhute ki chhori kanikaa khaane maa pari, kanikaa dekherai ufrera mari.
Nepali proverb
कसैको नगर्नु रे अत्य, मर्ने मान्छे मरी जान्छ बाच्ने लाई हत्य
Kasailai Nagarnu Re Atya, Marne Manchhe Mari Janchha bachne lai hatya.