બેઠક Bethak

સહસા ન કરે કામ હોય જે દિલના ડાહ્યા.

sahasā na karē kāma hōya jē dilanā ḍāhyā.

Literally
Those who are wise at heart do not act rashly.
What it means
Prudent people reflect carefully before taking action.

Also said as

  • ડાહ્યા માણસ વગર વિચાર્યું કરે નહીં.
  • વગર વિચાર્યું કરીને પસ્તાવું (તે ડહાપણ નહીં).
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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