બેઠક Bethak

ભણ્યોગણ્યો તે ઘોડે ચડે, ન ભણ્યો તે આગળ દોડે.

bhaṇyōgaṇyō tē ghōḍē caḍē, na bhaṇyō tē āgaḷa dōḍē.

Literally
The educated one mounts a horse, but the uneducated one runs ahead.
What it means
Even experts or educated people can falter while the unlearned surpass them.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A good marksman may miss.

Also said as

  • ભણ્યો ભૂલે ને તારો ડુબે.
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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