બેઠક Bethak

વખત જાય પણ વાત રહી જાય.

vakhata jāya paṇa vāta rahī jāya.

Literally
Time passes, but the story remains.
What it means
Events and deeds are forgotten over time, but the reputation or memory of them persists forever.

Also said as

  • વખાતનો સણાધત કોઈ નહીં.
  • વખાનો માયો વન વેઠે.
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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