ભમે તે ભૂખે ન મરે, રમે તે રળી ન ખાય;

bhamē tē bhūkhē na marē, ramē tē raḷī na khāya;

Literally: One who wanders does not die of hunger; one who plays does not earn to eat.
What it means: Active effort prevents poverty, whereas idle play leads to starvation.

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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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