બેઠક Bethak

પીળું એટલું સોનું નહીં.

pīḷuṁ ēṭaluṁ sōnuṁ nahīṁ.

Literally
Everything yellow is not gold.
What it means
Appearances can be deceptive.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
All is not gold that glitters.All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

Also said as

  • ઊજળું એટલું દૂધ નહીં.
  • કાળા એટલા ભૂત નહીં.
  • કાળાં એટલાં જંબુ નહીં.
  • જોનાઈ એટલા બ્રાહ્મણ 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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