બેઠક Bethak

લોકવાણી તે દેવવાણી.

lōkavāṇī tē dēvavāṇī.

Literally
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
What it means
Public opinion carries the weight of divine truth.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The voice of the public is the voice of God.

Also said as

  • પંચ કહે તે પરમેશ્વર બોલ્યા.
  • પંચ બોલ્યા તે પ્રમાણ.
  • પંચ કરે તે પ્રમાણ.
  • પલકષી જબાન, ખુદાકા નગારા.
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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