બેઠક Bethak

સાડી પેહેરે બાયડી નહીં, ને પાઘડી પેહેરે ભાયડો નહીં.

sāḍī pēhērē bāyaḍī nahīṁ, nē pāghaḍī pēhērē bhāyaḍō nahīṁ.

Literally
Wearing a sari does not make one a woman, and wearing a turban does not make one a man.
What it means
True character, gender roles, or virtues are determined by actions and nature, not by outward attire.
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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