ભાભો હશે તેવા ગવાશે.

bhābhō haśē tēvā gavāśē.

Literally: As the old man is, so will he be sung about.
What it means: One's public reputation directly reflects one's true conduct.

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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