બેઠક Bethak

હલકી તોએ પેરામણી, મૂરખ તોએ ભાઈ;

halakī tōē pērāmaṇī, mūrakha tōē bhāī;

Literally
Even if cheap, it is a ceremonial gift; even if a fool, he is a brother;
What it means
Family ties and traditional gestures must be respected regardless of their material value or the flaws of the individuals involved.

Also said as

  • ધરડા તોએ પેહેલવાન, ગરીણ તોએ જમાઈ.
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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