બેઠક Bethak

નગણે વાસો ના રાખીએ, સગુણુની પત જાય;

nagaṇē vāsō nā rākhīē, saguṇunī pata jāya;

Literally
Do not keep a dwelling in a place without virtue, the honor of the virtuous is lost.
What it means
Environment affects character; good people lose their value in bad company.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Too much familiarity brings contempt.Hot love is soon cold.

Also said as

  • ચંદન પડ્યું ચોકમાં, ઈંધણ મુલ વેચાય.
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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