બેઠક Bethak

અજાણ્યાનો ગુન્હો માફ.

ajāṇyānō gunhō māpha.

Literally
The fault of a stranger is forgiven.
What it means
People are more lenient toward the mistakes of those they do not know well.

Also said as

  • અજાણ્યાનો દોષ નહીં રે ગુસાંઈઆં.
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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