ડમડમ કરે, તે શું ભણે?

ḍamaḍama karē, tē śuṁ bhaṇē?

Literally: One who goes 'dam-dam', what can they study?
What it means: Said of someone who is too restless, noisy, or constantly wandering to acquire any real education or wisdom.

Also said as

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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