બેઠક Bethak

શિખામણ લાગે ગણી, તેની દશા વણી.

śikhāmaṇa lāgē gaṇī, tēnī daśā vaṇī.

Literally
One who takes advice to heart has their destiny woven.
What it means
Listening to good counsel leads to a prosperous and well-ordered life.

Also said as

  • શિર મોટા તે સકર્મી, પગ મોટા તે અકર્મી.
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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