બેઠક Bethak

નીચી દ્રષ્ટિ ના કરે, મોટા જે કહેવાય;

nīcī draṣṭi nā karē, mōṭā jē kahēvāya;

Literally
Those who are called great do not cast their eyes downward;
What it means
Noble and high-minded individuals will never stoop to low or dishonorable actions, even in times of extreme distress or poverty.

Also said as

  • સિંહ લાંઘણ સો કરે, તોય તૃણ ન ખાય.
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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