Nepali proverb
थुतुनो र मुतुनो जोगाउनु
Thutuno ra mutuno jugaunu.
Control your mouth and sexual desire.
Nepali proverb
थापा गयो नेपाल, खेत भयो सस्तै, कुलो लग्यो पहिरोले, जस्ताको तस्तै
Thapa gayo Nepal, Khet bhayo sastai, kulo lagyo pahiro le, jasta ko tastai.
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Thapa gayo Nepal, Khet bhayo sastai, kulo lagyo pahiro le, jasta ko tastai.
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थोपा थोपा मिलेर सागर बन्छ
Thopa thopa milera saagar banchha.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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दुर्गंधित भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि उधिनिरहनु पर्दैन
Durgandhi bhanne thaahaa paayepachii udhini rahanu pardaina.
Once you know it's smelly, there's no need to dig it up
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.
Optimism
अकटको कुलो, बिकटको खेत, बिर्सेछु दाजै शिलोकको फेद
Akat ko kulo, bikat ko khet, birsechhu daajai silok ko fed
People often forget the help & advice provided by others but remember the benefits they received
Nepali proverb
कुरो र कुलो जता लग्यो त्यतै जान्छ
Kuro ra kulo jataa lagyo tyatai jaanchha.
Relationships
आयो गयो माया मोह, आएन गएन को हो को हो
Aayo gayo maya moha, aayena gayena ko ho ko ho.
Family/friends who have always been there matter the most
Nepali proverb
हग्नन गयो कन्डो बिर्सेयो
Hagna gayo kando birseyo
Forgetting the major/important thing you need for some work or an activity.
Nepali proverb
जसरी आयो, त्यसरी गयो
Jasari aayo, tesari gayo.
chitha parera aako paisa useless kaam mai karcha hunxa
Nepali proverb
बर्मा आए कर्मसँगै, नेपाल गए कपालसँगै
Burma aaye karma sangai, Nepal gaye kapaal sangai.