Nepali proverb
तैं रानी मै रानी, को भर्ला कुवाको पानी
Tai raani mai raani, ko bharlaa kuwa ko paani.
Who will do the work if nobody does nothing?
Nepali proverb
तिर्खा धाउँछ, खोला धाउँदैन
Tirkha dhauchha, khola dhaudaina.
How to read it
Tirkha dhauchha, khola dhaudaina.
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थुतुनो र मुतुनो जोगाउनु
Thutuno ra mutuno jugaunu.
Control your mouth and sexual desire.
Nepali proverb
थोपा थोपा मिलेर सागर बन्छ
Thopa thopa milera saagar banchha.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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.
Motivation
आउँछ समय पर्खंदैन, बग्छ खोलो फर्कंदैन
Aauchha samaye parkhadaina, bagchha khola farkadaina.
Time waits for no one, opportunities once lost do not return
Wisdom
अँध्यारो काम खोला को गीत
Andhyaro kaam khola ko geet
Work done without proper planning is bound to fail
Nepali proverb
नपत्याउने खोलाले बगाउँछ
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force
Nepali proverb
जुत्ता लगाउनेको चुरिफुरी खोला आए पछि देखिन्छ
Jutta lagaune ko churi furi khola aaye pachhi dekhinchha.
Nepali proverb
खोलाको देशमा पानीको दुःख
Khola ko desh ma pani ko dukha.
Nepali proverb
खोला र माया तलतिरै बग्छ
Khola ra maya tala tirai bagchha.