બેઠક Bethak

દુઃખીઆ આગળ દુઃખ કહો, આધા દુઃખ વે લેત;

duḥkhīā āgaḷa duḥkha kahō, ādhā duḥkha vē lēta;

Literally
Tell your sorrows to a miserable person, they will take away half of your sorrow.
What it means
Sharing your grief with someone who has also suffered brings true empathy and lightens your burden.

Also said as

  • સુખીઆ આગળ દુઃખ કહો, હસ હસ તાલી લેત.
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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