બેઠક Bethak

આકૃતિર્ગુણાન કથયતિ.

ākr̥tirguṇāna kathayati.

Literally
The appearance tells of the qualities.
What it means
A person's character is often visible in their face and demeanor.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Countenance is the index of mind.In the forhead and the eye,The lectures of the mind lie.

Also said as

  • ચંચલની આંખ કહી દે.
  • જે નર રૂપે આગળા, તે નર નગુણા ન હોય.
  • પાણી ઇંવાડીમાં ઝળક્યા વગર રહે નહીં.
  • એની શિકલજ કહી દે છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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