બેઠક Bethak

વીતી હોય તે જાણે.

vītī hōya tē jāṇē.

Literally
Only the one who has experienced it knows.
What it means
Only a person who has endured hardship can truly comprehend its pain.

Also said as

  • બે દરદીની ખલા જાણે.
  • જે તન લાગી વહી તન જાણે,
  • ખેદરદીખી ખલા જાણે.
  • દુઃખે તેને પીડા.
  • વાગે તેને સાલે.
  • પડી તેને પીડા.
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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