મુરખની વાતે બણી, જે વાતે ઘર જાય; પંડિતની લાતે ભલી, જે વાતે ગુણ થાય.

murakhanī vātē baṇī, jē vātē ghara jāya; paṁḍitanī lātē bhalī, jē vātē guṇa thāya.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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