બેઠક Bethak

મનમાં આવે તેમ બોલવું નહીં, ને ભાવે તેટલું ખાવું નહીં.

manamāṁ āvē tēma bōlavuṁ nahīṁ, nē bhāvē tēṭaluṁ khāvuṁ nahīṁ.

Literally
Do not speak whatever comes to mind, and do not eat as much as you like.
What it means
Exercise restraint in speech and appetite.

Also said as

  • જેમ તેમ ભરડવું નહીં.
  • અન્ન પારકું છે, કાંઈ પેટ પારકું નથી.
  • શોભતું કરવું, સાંપડવું કરવું નહીં.
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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