બેઠક Bethak

આદર કરે અપાર, તે ભોજન ભાછ ભલી;

ādara karē apāra, tē bhōjana bhācha bhalī;

Literally
Show immense respect, that food is good; if there is ego in the mind, the sweet cake is bitter.
What it means
The quality of a meal is determined by the love and respect with which it is served.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox and hatred therowith.

Also said as

  • આણે મન અહંકાર, કડવું ઘેબર કિસનિયા.
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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