Nepali proverb
सुनलाई खोल लाउनु पर्दैन
Sun lai khol launu pardaina.
Something of greater value doesn't need to be looked after
Nepali proverb
सुघरी स्वास्निको पोइ मोटाउछ , फोहोरी स्वास्निको कुकुर मोटाउछ
Sughari swaasni ko poi motauchha, fohori swaasni ko kukur motauchha.
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Sughari swaasni ko poi motauchha, fohori swaasni ko kukur motauchha.
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Nepali proverb
सूर्यको अगाडि बत्ती
Surya ko agadi batti.
Doing something of little to no importance in grand scheme of things
Nepali proverb
स्याल कराउनु कुखरा हराउनु
Syaal karaunu kukhura haraunu.
Someone being rightfully afraid of past trauma or thing they dealt with in the past
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.
Wisdom
इखालु स्वास्नीको बचन, बहुला कुकुरको दाँत
Ikhaalu swaasni ko bachan, bahulaa kukur ko daat.
words or actions done in anger lack rationale
Wisdom
अगुल्टोले हानेको कुकुर बिजुलीदेखि तर्सन्छ
Agulto le haaneko kukur bijuli dekhi tarsanchha.
If a person makes a mistake, he will be scared of it happening again in the future
Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Nepali proverb
कुकुर भुक्दै गर्छ, हात्ती लम्कँदै गर्छ
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Nepali proverb
कुकुरलाई घ्यू पच्दैन
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
Nepali proverb
कुकुरलाई मासु पैंचो
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.