બેઠક Bethak

ભેળાં ત્યાં નથી જાણતાં, જાણશે જુજવાં થયે;

bhēḷāṁ tyāṁ nathī jāṇatāṁ, jāṇaśē jujavāṁ thayē;

Literally
Those together do not know, they will know when they are separated.
What it means
The value of a person or thing is realized only after they are gone.

Also said as

  • સરોવર ઘણું સંભારશે, હંસા મેરામણ ગયે.
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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