બેઠક Bethak

લાડ મીઠાં, ફજેતી સોંધી.

lāḍa mīṭhāṁ, phajētī sōṁdhī.

Literally
Pampering is sweet, disgrace is cheap.
What it means
Excess indulgence offers temporary delight but eventually brings cheap public humiliation.
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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