અંધારે ખાય, પણ ગોળ ગળ્યો લાગે.

aṁdhārē khāya, paṇa gōḷa gaḷyō lāgē.

Literally: One eats in the dark, but jaggery still tastes sweet.
What it means: A good thing remains enjoyable regardless of secretive or unfavorable circumstances.

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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