બેઠક Bethak

બેસીએ જોઈ તો ઉઠાડૅ નહીં કોઈ.

bēsīē jōī tō uṭhāḍaૅ nahīṁ kōī.

Literally
If you sit properly, no one will make you get up.
What it means
Conducting oneself with dignity and in the right place prevents others from disrespecting you.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Sit in your right place, none will make you rise.

Also said as

  • ઐસા કહે કે ફાઈ ન કહે જુઠ, ઐસી જગાપર બેઠ કે ફાઈ ન કહે ઊઠ.
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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