બેઠક Bethak

સૌંધુ લાવીએ તે મોંઘા માટે.

sauṁdhu lāvīē tē mōṁghā māṭē.

Literally
What is bought cheap is bought for expensive.
What it means
Buying low-quality goods to save money costs more in the long run.

Also said as

  • સૌ ગયાં સગે વગે, વહુ રહ્યાં ઉભે પગે.
  • સૌ પોત પોતાના હુંસા ઉપર ધૂળ વાળે.
  • સૌથી ઊંડું પેટ ને પાતાળ.
  • સૌને એક બાપ, દતકને બે બાપ.
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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