Nepali Quotes — Famous Nepali Sayings & Ukhaan Tukka
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माया गर्नु पापै हो भने संसार नरक नै होला।
If loving is a sin, then the world must be hell.
मायाको कुनै भाषा हुँदैन, यो मुटुले बोल्छ।
Love has no language; it speaks from the heart.
माया त बेमौसमी फूल हो, जुनसुकै बेला फुल्छ।
Love is an unseasonable flower — it blooms anytime.
प्रेमको बाटोमा काँडा पनि फूल जस्तो लाग्छ।
On the path of love, even thorns feel like flowers.
मन परेपछि सबै राम्रो लाग्छ।
When you like someone, everything about them seems beautiful.
माया बाँड्दा बढ्छ, लुकाउँदा घट्छ।
Love grows when shared, diminishes when hidden.
प्रेम अन्धो हुन्छ तर विवाहले आँखा खोलिदिन्छ।
Love is blind, but marriage opens your eyes.
सच्चो मायामा दूरीले फरक पार्दैन।
In true love, distance makes no difference.
माया त्यो होइन जुन तिमीलाई हाँस्न लगाउँछ, माया त्यो हो जुन तिम्रो आँसु पुछ्छ।
Love is not what makes you laugh, love is what wipes your tears.
जहाँ इच्छा त्यहाँ उपाय।
Where there is a will, there is a way.
धेरै हतार गर्दा दही जम्दैन।
Yogurt won't set if you rush too much.
जीवन एउटा यात्रा हो, मन्जिल होइन।
Life is a journey, not a destination.
कर्म गर, फल को आशा नगर।
Do your duty, don't expect the fruit.
समय सबैभन्दा ठूलो गुरु हो।
Time is the greatest teacher.
दुःख पछि सुख आउँछ।
After sorrow comes happiness.
आफ्नो हातको माछा किन अर्कालाई दिने?
Why give the fish in your own hand to someone else?
खोला तरेपछि कुवा खन्नु पर्दैन।
After crossing the river, you don't need to dig a well.
जुन गोरुको सिङ छैन उसैले टक्कर हान्छ।
The ox without horns is the one that tries to butt.
हार मान्नु भनेको हारेको होइन, लड्नु छोड्नु भनेको हारेको हो।
Losing doesn't mean defeat; giving up the fight does.
सपनाहरू ती होइनन् जुन सुत्दा आउँछन्, सपनाहरू ती हुन् जसले सुत्न दिँदैनन्।
Dreams are not what come in sleep; dreams are what don't let you sleep.
कोशिश गर्ने लाई भगवानले पनि साथ दिन्छ।
God also supports those who try.
असफलता सफलताको जननी हो।
Failure is the mother of success.
ढिलो भए पनि कहिल्यै नभन्दा राम्रो।
Better late than never.
आफू नउठे सम्म संसारले उठाउँदैन।
The world won't lift you up until you rise yourself.
मिहिनेत गर्नेलाई फल अवश्य मिल्छ।
Hard work always bears fruit.
बगेको खोलाले ढुंगा पनि काट्छ।
A flowing river can cut through stone.
एक कदम चाल, हजार कदमको यात्रा सुरु हुन्छ।
Take one step, and a journey of a thousand steps begins.
सुखमा सबै साथी हुन्छन्, दुखमा कोही हुँदैन।
Everyone is a friend in good times, nobody in bad.
साथी भनेको ऊ हो जसले तिम्रो पछाडि पनि राम्रो बोल्छ।
A friend is one who speaks well of you behind your back.
सच्चो साथी जीवनको सबैभन्दा ठूलो धन हो।
A true friend is life's greatest wealth.
मित्रता विश्वासमा बाँचिन्छ।
Friendship lives on trust.
राम्रो साथीको एउटा शब्दले हजार दुश्मनलाई जित्छ।
One word from a good friend defeats a thousand enemies.
साथीको कदर गर्नु, किनभने साथी सधैँ मिल्दैन।
Value your friends, because you don't always find them.
दुखमा साथ दिनेलाई मात्र साथी भनिन्छ।
Only those who stand by you in sorrow are called friends.
जहाँ साथी छ, त्यहाँ खुशी छ।
Where there are friends, there is happiness.
बाँदरलाई अदुवा के थाहा।
What does a monkey know about ginger?
गरिबको सल्लाह पागलको गीत।
A poor man's advice is a madman's song.
बोल्नु अगाडि सुन्नु, लेख्नु अगाडि पढ्नु।
Listen before you speak, read before you write.
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी।
He who holds the stick owns the buffalo.
ज्ञान बाँड्दा बढ्छ।
Knowledge grows when shared.
नदीको पानी र बुढाको कुरा कहिले फर्कँदैन।
River water and an old person's words never return.
चोरको साथी चोर।
A thief's companion is a thief.
एक हातले ताली बज्दैन।
You can't clap with one hand.
आफ्नो खुट्टामा आफैं बन्चरो हान्नु।
To strike one's own foot with an axe.
न रहेगा बाँस, न बजेगा बाँसुरी।
No bamboo, no flute.
नाच्न नजान्ने आँगन टेढो।
A bad dancer blames the stage.
खाल्डोमा लडेपछि माथि हेर्ने बानी।
Looking up after falling in a ditch.
बोक्राले छोप्दैमा कुकुर बाघ हुँदैन।
A dog doesn't become a tiger just by wearing its skin.
घरको बाघ वनको स्याल।
A tiger at home, a jackal in the forest.
कुकुरको पुच्छर बाह्र बर्ष ढुंगेलमा राखे पनि सोझो हुँदैन।
A dog's tail stays crooked even after 12 years in a pipe.
खोलाको माछा देखेर हातको माछा छोड्नु।
Dropping the fish in hand after seeing the fish in the river.
भैंसी अगाडि बीन बजाउनु।
Playing a flute in front of a buffalo.
गोरुलाई जुत्ता लगाएर के गर्ने?
What's the use of putting shoes on an ox?
बन्दुकको अगाडि सिना तान्नु।
Puffing out your chest in front of a gun.
About Nepali Quotes and Ukhaan Tukka
Nepali proverbs, known as Ukhaan Tukka (उखान टुक्का), are an integral part of Nepali language and culture. These sayings carry the wisdom of generations and are used in daily conversations, literature, and formal speeches. They reflect Nepali values about life, relationships, hard work, and humor.
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