અંધારે ખાય, પણ કાળીઓ નાકમાં ન જાય.

aṁdhārē khāya, paṇa kāḷīō nākamāṁ na jāya.

Literally: He eats in the dark, but the morsel does not go into the nose.
What it means: Even in confusion or secrecy, people generally know how to take care of their own basic needs.

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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