Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
पुड्के बाहुनको सुड्के चन्दन
Pudke baahun ko sudke chandan.
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Pudke baahun ko sudke chandan.
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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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जहाँ दही, त्यहीँ बाहुनको सही
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
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बाहुनको बिर्ता बोकाको मोलमा जान्छ
Baahun ko birtaa bokaa ko mol maa jaanchha.
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बाहुनको सेखी झार्न नेवारले भाङ्राको धोती लगाउछ
Baahun ko sekhi jhaarna newaar le bhangraa ko dhoti lagaauchha.
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बाहुनको टुप्पी एरियल न एन्टिना
Baahun ko tuppi aerial na antenna
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बाहुनलाई दिनी, खुदोमाथि चिनी
Baahun lai dini khudo maathi chini.
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जहाँ गुलियो त्यहाँ बाहुन भुलियो
Jaha guliyo tyaahaa baahun bhuliyo.