બેઠક Bethak

સજ્જન ધાગા પ્રીતકા, ખેંચા મત તૂટ જાય;

sajjana dhāgā prītakā, khēṁcā mata tūṭa jāya;

Literally
O good person, do not pull the thread of love so hard that it breaks.
What it means
Relationships should be handled with care and gentleness, as once broken, they can never be fully restored without leaving a scar.

Also said as

  • તૂટે ફીર જો સાંધીએ, ખીચ ગાંઠ પડ જાય.
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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