Nepali English Similar Proverbs

- नानि पाउनु कहिले–कहिले कन्दनी बाट्नु अहिले’
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

- जस्तालाई तस्तै ढिंडालाई निस्तै।
Tit for tat.

- जसको शक्ति उसको भक्ति।
Might is right.

- जसरी आयो त्यसरी गयो।
 Easy come, easy go.

- दु:ख विना सुख हुँदैन।
No pain no gains.

- धेरै खाए घिउ पनि तीतो हुन्छ।
 Too much of anything is bad.

- नमच्चिने पीङको सय झड्का।
 An empty vessel sounds much.

-. रित्तो गाग्री छचल्किन्छ।
 An empty vessel sounds much.

Common English Proverbs

• First things first.

• You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

• Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

• Two wrongs don’t make a right.

• Better late than never.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• Too many cooks spoil the broth.

• Out of sight, out of mind.

• Learn to walk before you run.

• If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

• If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.

• Ignorance is bliss.

• A bad workman always blames his tools.

• A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.