ચોપડું ચાર દિ, ને લુખ્ખું રાજ મળે.

cōpaḍuṁ cāra di, nē lukhkhuṁ rāja maḷē.

Literally: Greased bread for four days, while dry food wins a kingdom.
What it means: Temporary luxury soon passes, whereas disciplined and simple living leads to lasting authority.

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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