બેઠક Bethak

હાથ પોલે તો જગ ગોલો.

hātha pōlē tō jaga gōlō.

Literally
If the hand is open, the world is a slave.
What it means
Generosity and wealth allow a person to easily win over and control others.

Also said as

  • હાથ લીયા કાંસા, તો ભીખકા ક્યા સાંસા?
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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