બેઠક Bethak

ધાઈને મળીએ નહીં, ને અળગા રહીએ નહીં.

dhāīnē maḷīē nahīṁ, nē aḷagā rahīē nahīṁ.

Literally
Do not go by force, and do not stay far away.
What it means
Maintain a balanced and moderate distance in social relationships.

Also said as

  • ઉપર પડતા જઈએ નહીં, ને અતડા રહીએ નહીં.
  • વગર તેવ્યા જઈએ નહીં, તે ત્યારે આઘા રહીએ નહીં.
  • લીંબુનું પાણી થઈ રહેવું.
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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