Nepali proverb
सुख पाए ससुराली जानू, दु:ख पाए मीतकहाँ जानू
Sukhan paaye sasurali jaanu, dukha paaye mit kahaa jaanu.
In-laws only care for you when you have everything but only your true friend stays by you when you are in your lowest
Nepali proverb
सियो हराएको दमाइँ जस्तो
Siyo haraayeko damai jasto
What it means
Acting like you have lost all your identity
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Nepali proverb
सुगुरलाई स्वर्ग जान्छस् भन्दा त्यहाँ गु खान पाईन्छ भनी उल्टो सोध्छ
Sungur lai swarga jaanchhas bhandaa tyaha gu khaana paayinchha bhanera ulto sodhchha.
Someone not recognizing the value of thing he/she is being offered
Nepali proverb
सुनलाई खोल लाउनु पर्दैन
Sun lai khol launu pardaina.
Something of greater value doesn't need to be looked after
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
जस्तो देश उस्तै भेष
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Nepali proverb
जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa