બેઠક Bethak

ઝુંપડું તોએ ગાંઠનું, ઘાડું તોએ બેર;

jhuṁpaḍuṁ tōē gāṁṭhanuṁ, ghāḍuṁ tōē bēra;

Literally
Even if a hut, it is one's own; even if thick, it is a fence;
What it means
One's own modest possessions, however humble, are far better and more secure than the grand things belonging to others.

Also said as

  • ધર્મી તોએ ઢીમરા, નાના તોએ શેર.
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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