કુંભાર કરતાં ગધેડા ડાહ્યાં

kuṁbhāra karatāṁ gadhēḍā ḍāhyāṁ

Literally: The donkeys have more sense than the potter.
What it means: The people being ordered about understand the job better than the one giving the orders.

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