બેઠક Bethak

આયર બદલ્યા, પણ ગધેડા તેના તે છે.

āyara badalyā, paṇa gadhēḍā tēnā tē chē.

Literally
The herdsmen changed, but the donkeys are the same.
What it means
The leadership may change, but the underlying problems or the people causing them remain the same.

Also said as

  • આદમના આદમી, ને મનુનાં મનુષ્ય, દનુના દાનવ.
  • આદમજી ગયા તે ગધેડા વસાવી લાવ્યા.
  • આઢા ભવાની.
  • આપકા સો સાપકા, દુસરે સાલે ફાસપુસીએ.
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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