બેઠક Bethak

સોરઠા—જોઈ વહરીએ જાત, વરસાણા વેડે નહીં;

sōraṭhā—jōī vaharīē jāta, varasāṇā vēḍē nahīṁ;

Literally
Sortha—Consider lineage before dealing; good breeding does not perish.
What it means
High birth and inherent good character withstand all circumstances without degrading.

Also said as

  • પડી પટોળે ભાત, ફાટે પણ ફીટે નહીં.
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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