બેઠક Bethak

લઘુતાસે પ્રભુતા વધે, પ્રભુતાસે પ્રભુ દૂર;

laghutāsē prabhutā vadhē, prabhutāsē prabhu dūra;

Literally
From humility greatness increases, from pride God goes far away;
What it means
Teaches that humility brings true greatness and divine favor, whereas pride distances one from God.

Also said as

  • કીડી મીસરી ખાત હય, હસ્તી ફાત ધૂર.
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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