અર્ધી મૂકીને આખીને ધાય, તે અર્ધી પણ ખોઈ બેસે.

ardhī mūkīnē ākhīnē dhāya, tē ardhī paṇa khōī bēsē.

Literally: He who leaves the half to run for the whole, loses the half as well.
What it means: Greed for more leads to the loss of what one already possesses.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: A little in one’s own pocket is better than more in another’s purse.

Also said as

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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