બેઠક Bethak

ગધેડાને સાકર ઝેર.

gadhēḍānē sākara jhēra.

Literally
Sugar is poison to a donkey.
What it means
Good advice, fine things, or kind treatment are wasted on, or even rejected by, foolish and unappreciative people.

Also said as

  • ગધેડાને તાવ આવે તેવું બોલે છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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