બેઠક Bethak

બારવટીઆ થાકે પણ રાજ થાકે નહીં.

bāravaṭīā thākē paṇa rāja thākē nahīṁ.

Literally
Outlaws tire, but the ruler does not tire.
What it means
Rebels eventually wear themselves out while established power endures.

Also said as

  • બાલસેં એલ નહીં, બડેસેં વેર નહીં.
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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