બેઠક Bethak

આગળ બુદ્ધિ વાણીઆ, પાછળ બુદ્ધિ ક્ષત્ર;

āgaḷa buddhi vāṇīā, pāchaḷa buddhi kṣatra;

Literally
The merchant has foresight, the warrior has hindsight.
What it means
Different people have different strengths in planning and reacting.

Also said as

  • તરત બુદ્ધિ તરકડા, ધુમે મારે ધમ.
  • Ho doubles his gift who gives in time,
  • A gift long waited is sold and not given.
  • A gift with a kind countenance is a double present.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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