અંધારે ખાય, પણ ગોળ ગળ્યા લાગે.

aṁdhārē khāya, paṇa gōḷa gaḷyā lāgē.

Literally: He eats in the dark, but the jaggery tastes sweet.
What it means: People will enjoy the benefits of something even if they are ashamed of the source.

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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