બેઠક Bethak

નવા નાણાવટી ને જુના ગાંધી.

navā nāṇāvaṭī nē junā gāṁdhī.

Literally
A new banker and an old grocer.
What it means
A banker is best when new and cautious, while a grocer is best when old and established.

Also said as

  • નેશી જુવાન, ને વેધ ઘરડા સારા.
  • આબરૂ તથા વચન પાળે તેવા છે.
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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