બેઠક Bethak

ખરેરા કર્યા વગર બધાં ઉપર મેલ ચડે.

kharērā karyā vagara badhāṁ upara mēla caḍē.

Literally
Without currying, dirt accumulates on everyone.
What it means
Without continuous discipline and care, everything and everyone deteriorates.

Also said as

  • ખરા પહેરવેશ, ઓળખાવે દેશ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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