બેઠક Bethak

ભલાની દુનિયાં નથી.

bhalānī duniyāṁ nathī.

Literally
The world is not for the good.
What it means
Kind and honest people are often taken advantage of by the world.

Also said as

  • મીઠાં ઝાડનાં મૂળ સૌ ખોદે.
  • ખુબી ઉપર ખાસડાં ને નફી ઉપર પેજાર.
  • નમે તેને સૌ દમે.
  • જો કરતે ભલાઈ, તો આંખમેં ડાલતે સલાઈ.
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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