બેઠક Bethak

ડાહ્યા—નહીં શિંગ નહીં પુંછડું, નહીં કરવા નિશાન;

ḍāhyā—nahīṁ śiṁga nahīṁ puṁchaḍuṁ, nahīṁ karavā niśāna;

Literally
No horns, no tail, no sign to do; it is known by the word if one is wise or from a good family.
What it means
A person's character and breeding are revealed through their speech.

Also said as

  • વચનથી વરતાય છે, અકલિન કે કુળવાન.
  • માલીડા ભલે બરસતા, ઘોબીડા ભલી ચુપ;
  • માગણડા ભલે બોલતા, ચતુરકી ભલી ચુપ.
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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