કાણા કેપીએતી, લંગડા હિકમતી.

kāṇā kēpīētī, laṁgaḍā hikamatī.

Literally: The one-eyed man is clever, the lame man is resourceful.
What it means: People with physical limitations often develop compensatory skills.

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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