બેઠક Bethak

આગળ દોડ ને પાછળ છોડ.

āgaḷa dōḍa nē pāchaḷa chōḍa.

Literally
Run ahead and leave behind.
What it means
Describes someone who is constantly starting new things but never finishing them.

Also said as

  • આગલ દોડ ને પાછળ છોડ.
  • ભણી ભણીને મહેતાજીને સોંપવું.
  • ભણે ભણે ને ભુલે ને બ્રાહ્મણની મત કુલે.
  • ધડ ચણુતો જાય, ને પાછળ પડતો જાય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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