બેઠક Bethak

ઠગ છતાય ઠગાઈથી, ન્યાયે ન્યાયી છતાય;

ṭhaga chatāya ṭhagāīthī, nyāyē nyāyī chatāya;

Literally
A cheat is exposed by his cheating, and a just person is revealed by his justice;
What it means
Asserts that a person's true character is ultimately revealed by their actions and dealings.

Also said as

  • જ્યાં જેવા ત્યાં તેવા થવું, તેહ વણિકવિદ્યાય.
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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