બેઠક Bethak

તુલસી નીજ કીર્તિ ચહે, પરકી કીર્તિ ધોય;

tulasī nīja kīrti cahē, parakī kīrti dhōya;

Literally
Tulsidas says, he who desires his own fame by washing away the fame of others.
What it means
Those who try to build their own reputation by slandering others only end up bringing disgrace upon themselves.

Also said as

  • તીનકે મુખ મસી લાગણી, મીટે ન મરીએ ધોય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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