બેઠક Bethak

તરણે તરણે સુધરી, આદરનેજ ધરાં;

taraṇē taraṇē sudharī, ādaranēja dharāṁ;

Literally
Improving blade by blade, one holds the respect; if the hand moves and does laziness, it is a great flaw in a man.
What it means
Success requires consistent effort and diligence.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
No gain without pain.Industry is the mother of good luck.Help yourself, God will help you.Heaven helps those, who help themselves.The hand of the diligent maketh rich, but the hand of the sluggard hath nothing.

Also said as

  • કર ચાલે આળસ કરે, મોટી ખોડ નરાં.
  • વિધા ધન ઉદ્યમ વિના, કહાછ પાવે કાન;
  • બિના ફુલાયે ના ફુલે, ન્યો પંખે કા પૌન.
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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