બેઠક Bethak

મન માંકડું છે.

mana māṁkaḍuṁ chē.

Literally
The mind is a monkey.
What it means
Human thoughts are restless, unstable, and constantly jumping from one thing to another.

Also said as

  • મન મેલું, ને કર્મ ગાંડીઆ.
  • મન, મોતી, ને કાચ, ભાગ્યાં સંધાય નહીં.
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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