બેઠક Bethak

ઊંચે પાની ના ટીકે, નીચેહી ઠહેરાય;

ūṁcē pānī nā ṭīkē, nīcēhī ṭhahērāya;

Literally
Water does not stay on high ground, it settles below.
What it means
Blessings and wisdom do not remain with the proud, but flow to those who are humble.

Also said as

  • નીચે હોય સો ભર પીએ, ઊંચા પ્યાસા જાય.
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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