બેઠક Bethak

શીઆળા ભોગીના, ઊનાળા જોગીના.

śīāḷā bhōgīnā, ūnāḷā jōgīnā.

Literally
Winters are for the pleasure-seeker, summers are for the ascetic.
What it means
Different seasons suit different temperaments and lifestyles.

Also said as

  • શીકાર કરવા હોય ત્યારે સિંહ પણ નમે.
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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