બેઠક Bethak

સગેજ જાણ્યા શ્વાસ, શ્વાસ પણ સગા નહીં;

sagēja jāṇyā śvāsa, śvāsa paṇa sagā nahīṁ;

Literally
I considered my breaths as my own relatives, but even breaths are not relatives;
What it means
Nothing in this world, not even one's own life force, is truly permanent or reliable.

Also said as

  • એનો શો વિશ્વાસ, સાચું સોરઠીયા ભણે.
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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