બેઠક Bethak

જે ધન ખાયા સજ્જને, સો ધન ગયે મ જાણ;

jē dhana khāyā sajjanē, sō dhana gayē ma jāṇa;

Literally
Do not consider that wealth lost which was consumed by a good person.
What it means
Resources spent on supporting virtuous people or doing good deeds are never truly wasted.

Also said as

  • કાઇ આંઠકે કારણે, દુને દેશી આન.
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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