બેઠક Bethak

યથા રાજા તથા પ્રજા.

yathā rājā tathā prajā.

Literally
As the king, so the subjects.
What it means
People follow the example set by their leaders.

Also said as

  • ગુરુનાં આચરણ શિષ્યમાં આવે.
  • ઘરમાં બોલે ડાકરાં, બહાર બોલે છાકરાં.
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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