બેઠક Bethak

લોભ વિષે છે સઘળા દોષ, સુખનું મૂળ તે તો સંતોષ.

lōbha viṣē chē saghaḷā dōṣa, sukhanuṁ mūḷa tē tō saṁtōṣa.

Literally
Greed contains all faults, the root of happiness is contentment.
What it means
Contentment is the only true path to a happy life.

Also said as

  • સંતોષી નર સદા સુખી.
  • વેળાએ મળ્યાં તે ફળા.
  • સંપત થોડી, પણ સંતોષ (મનને) ઘણો.
  • સંતોષને બધી વાતે તૃપ્તિ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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