બેઠક Bethak

આદર કરે અપાર, તે ભોજન ભાણ ભલી;

ādara karē apāra, tē bhōjana bhāṇa bhalī;

Literally
Where immense respect is shown, that meal and platter are good;
What it means
Means that a simple meal served with genuine love and respect is far better than a feast served with pride or malice.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Also said as

  • આણે મન અહંકાર, કડવું ઘેબર કિસનિયા.
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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