બેઠક Bethak

ડાહ્યો દીકરો દેશાવર ભોગવે.

ḍāhyō dīkarō dēśāvara bhōgavē.

Literally
A wise son enjoys foreign lands.
What it means
Intelligence and capability allow one to succeed anywhere.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
All lay the load on a willing horse.

Also said as

  • ડાહી વહુ ચુલા આગળ પેસે.
  • ભલાને ભોળામણ.
  • દાહરે—ચતુરકુ ચિંતા ઘણી, નહીં મૂર્ખકુ લાજ;
  • સાર અસાર જાણે નહીં, પેટ ભરનેસે કાજ.

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