બેઠક Bethak

ઝાંખી તોએ દેવની, મૂર્ખ તોએ ગુચ્છ;

jhāṁkhī tōē dēvanī, mūrkha tōē guccha;

Literally
Even if a glimpse, it is of God; even if a fool, it is a bunch;
What it means
Even a small or damaged portion of something sacred or valuable holds great significance, just as Bharuch remains important even when ruined.

Also said as

  • ફાટેલ તોએ ખાસડાં, ભાંગી તોએ ભરૂચ.
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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