બેઠક Bethak

માણસની પરીક્ષા પંથે કે પાડોસે.

māṇasanī parīkṣā paṁthē kē pāḍōsē.

Literally
A man's test is on the road or in the neighborhood.
What it means
You only truly know a person's character when you travel with them or live next to them.

Also said as

  • માણસ જોઇએ વસીને, સોનું જોઇએ કસીને.
  • છોલાવીએ ત્યારે હજામની પરીક્ષા.
  • કામ ઉપરથી કારીગરની પરીક્ષા.
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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