બેઠક Bethak

દરિયાનો તાગ આવે, પણ છ તસુની છાતીનો તાગ આવે નહીં.

dariyānō tāga āvē, paṇa cha tasunī chātīnō tāga āvē nahīṁ.

Literally
The depth of the ocean can be measured, but the depth of a six-inch chest cannot.
What it means
Human nature is unfathomable.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Still waters run deep.

Also said as

  • દરિયાનો તાગ આવે, પણ માણસના મનનો તાગ આવે નહીં.
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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