બેઠક Bethak

હૈયાતડ કરતાં હાથતડ સારી.

haiyātaḍa karatāṁ hāthataḍa sārī.

Literally
What is in the hand is better than what is in the future.
What it means
Immediate, tangible results are better than promised future gains.

Also said as

  • ચાકરનું રબ્યું ચાકર ખાય, ઘરનો ધણી પલ્યો જાય ને જાતે રળે ત્યારે કોઠી ભરાય.
  • ખેતી પાંતી, વિનતી, પુંઠફી પંજવાર.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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