બેઠક Bethak

મનુષ્યમાં નાપિક જુઓ, કાગ પંખી નિરધાર;

manuṣyamāṁ nāpika juō, kāga paṁkhī niradhāra;

Literally
Among humans observe the barber, and among birds surely the crow;
What it means
Certain types are notoriously cunning and sharp-witted in their respective spheres.

Also said as

  • પશુમાં જંબુક જુઓ, ઠગ ચંચળ સરદાર.
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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