ઘોડે ઘોડા દોડે, ત્યારે કાનસોરીના ફેર પડે.

ghōḍē ghōḍā dōḍē, tyārē kānasōrīnā phēra paḍē.

Literally: When horses race against horses, the difference lies in laying back their ears.
What it means: In a close contest between equals, subtle tactics determine the winner.

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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