બેઠક Bethak

મન ઢોંગી મન ધૂર્ત હય, મન મેગલ સમાન;

mana ḍhōṁgī mana dhūrta haya, mana mēgala samāna;

Literally
The mind is a hypocrite, the mind is cunning, the mind is like a wild elephant;
What it means
The human mind is highly deceptive and unruly, acting as a friend if controlled but as a dangerous enemy if left unchecked.

Also said as

  • મન સુધરે તો મિત્ર છે, નહીં તો શત્રુ સમાન.
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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