
GUJARATI PROVERBS AND IDIOMS: KEHVAT
Bole tena bor vechaay…. Discretion helps! Shakespeare once said the better part of valor is discretion. Knowing when to speak and when to be quiet is a skill we all have to learn. In Gujarati language and Gujarati culture, these little life lessons are passed down through idioms and proverbs known as kehvat. Many cultures around the world have little nuggets like this to teach us moral values. Growing up in India I heard many of these through my grandparents and parents using