બેઠક Bethak

પાનીમેં પાની મિલે, મિલે કીચસેં કીચ;

pānīmēṁ pānī milē, milē kīcasēṁ kīca;

Literally
Water meets water, mud meets mud.
What it means
People naturally associate with those who are similar to them.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Like will to like.

Also said as

  • સજ્જનસેં સજ્જન મિલે, મિલે નીચસેં નીચ.
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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