બેઠક Bethak

ધન તો હેડને ઘેર પણ હોય.

dhana tō hēḍanē ghēra paṇa hōya.

Literally
Wealth can be found even at an executioner's house.
What it means
Possession of money alone is no measure of character or respectability.

Also said as

  • ધન ઘેલાં તે મન ઘેલાં.
  • ધન જોબન ઠકરાઇ સદા કોઇની રહી નથી.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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