આશા ન કરે ઓરકી, આપ કરે ઉપકાર;

āśā na karē ōrakī, āpa karē upakāra;

Literally: He expects nothing from others, but does good to them himself;
What it means: A truly noble person practices selfless charity without expecting any reward or return.

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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