બેઠક Bethak

ચારની ગત ચાર જાણે.

cāranī gata cāra jāṇē.

Literally
The ways of a thief are known to a thief.
What it means
Only someone with similar experience can understand the tricks of a rogue.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Set a thief to catch a thief.Hiders are good finders.

Also said as

  • ચારનાં પગલાં ચાર ઓળખે.
  • જાતે જાતને ઓળખે.
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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