Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
Nepali proverb
ठाउँमा लगाए गाजल, कुठाउँ मा लगाए मोसो
Thau maa lagaaye gaajal, kuthau maa lagaaye moso
How to read it
Thau maa lagaaye gaajal, kuthau maa lagaaye moso
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Nepali proverb
ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Nepali proverb
तित्राको मुखै वैरी
Titra ko mukhai bairi.
If you too much talk, you will be in trouble.
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
असारमा आली लगाए पो मंसिरमा बाली खान पाइन्छ
Asaar maa aali lagaaye po mangshi maa baali khaana paayinchha.
One reaps the rewards of hard work in due time
Nepali proverb
चकचके गोरुको चार ठाउँमा डाम, ठुलो माछो लड्यो समातेर खाम
Chak chake goru ko chaar thau maa daam, tholo maachho maryo samaatera khaam
Nepali proverb
नबोलाएको ठाँउ मा कुकुर मात्रै जान्छ
Nabolaayeko thau maa kukur maatra jaanchha.
Nepali proverb
रुने आँखालाई गाजलले छेक्दैन
Rune ankha lai gaajal le chhekdaina.
Nepali proverb
ठाउँ न ठहर, बूढीको रहर
Thau na thahar, budi ko rahar.