બેઠક Bethak

ચકવા ચકવી ચતુર નર, નિત નિત રહે ઉદાસ;

cakavā cakavī catura nara, nita nita rahē udāsa;

Literally
The ruddy sheldrake pair and the wise man always remain sad.
What it means
Intelligent and sensitive beings are often unhappy because they are deeply aware of the world's flaws and separations.

Also said as

  • ખર ધુવડ ઓર અબુધ નર, સદા મગન પૃથુરાજ.
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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