Nepali proverb
संगत गुना को फल
Sangat guna ko fal.
Positive actions and virtuous behavior lead to favorable outcomes
Nepali proverb
शत्रु नदेखे भाईको मुख हेर्नु
Shatru nadekhe bhai ko mukh hernu.
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Shatru nadekhe bhai ko mukh hernu.
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Nepali proverb
साउँको भन्दा ब्याजको माया
Saunko bhanda byaaj ko maya.
One giving importance to something of lower value
Nepali proverb
साउनको भेललाई बेलामा रोक्न सके बाली राम्रो हुन्छ
Saaun ko bhel lai belaa maa rokna sake baali ramro hunchha.
It's better to stop a event that we don't want to go forward in its early stages
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
बाघ देख्न बिरालो हेर्नु, शत्रु देख्न दाजुभाइको हेर्नु
Baagh dekhna biraalo hernu, satru dekhna daaju bhai hernu.
General
आकाशमा थुके मुखमा छिटा
Aakash maa thuke, mukh maa chhitaa.
Talking big in front of many people may fall flat in reality
Fate
अभागीको भाई सप्रन्छ, भाग्यमानीको छोरो सप्रन्छ
Abhaagi ko bhai sapranchha, bhaagyamaani ko chhoro sapranchha.
No one can escape their destiny
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Envy
अर्काको बाच्छो चाटी मुखभरी रौँ
Arka ko bachchho chaati mukh bhari rau.
Speaking ill of others to impress is insincere flattery
Nepali proverb
हात्तीको मुखमा जीरा
Hatti ko mukh maa jira.
A drop in the ocean.