બેઠક Bethak

જેવા તોએ ચુડલા, ધરડા તોએ તુષાર;

jēvā tōē cuḍalā, dharaḍā tōē tuṣāra;

Literally
Whatever they are, they are bangles; even if old, it is a horse;
What it means
Certain objects or relationships retain their fundamental value and utility regardless of their age or quality.

Also said as

  • હીણા તોએ દીકરા, સારા તોએ સુનાર.
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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