બેઠક Bethak

લાખ ગમાવી સાખ રાખવી, સાખે મળશે લાખ;

lākha gamāvī sākha rākhavī, sākhē maḷaśē lākha;

Literally
Lose a hundred thousand to preserve your reputation; reputation will bring back a hundred thousand.
What it means
Preserving credit and an honorable reputation is worth sacrificing any amount of financial wealth.

Also said as

  • લાખ રાખીને સાખ ગમાવે, સાખ ગયે સહુ ખાખ.
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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