फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Pratiksha ko fal mitho hunchha.
Pratiksha ko fal mitho hunchha.
An English meaning for this ukhan hasn’t been written down yet. If you grew up hearing it and know the lesson it carries, send it in — it will be credited to the collection, not to us.
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
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.
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aghi ko tito pachhi ko mitho.
It's hard at first, but will get better later
Ausadhi ra updadesh mitho hunna.
Aru le deko upadesh kasai laie ni ramro lagdaie na.
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
Mehenat ko fal mitho hunchha.
Fruits of labor are always sweet.
Jethi budi ko ramro kura tito, kanchi ko chahi jhataaro nai mitho.
Roti chillo mitho, kura khasro mitho.