બેઠક Bethak

એક ઘડીની નફટાઈ, સારે દીનફી બાદશાહી.

ēka ghaḍīnī naphaṭāī, sārē dīnaphī bādaśāhī.

Literally
A moment's shamelessness brings a whole day of royalty.
What it means
Throwing away modesty briefly can secure huge ease or personal advantage.
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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