ધાલમેલ ધણી, ને વાતમાં સાર નહીં.

dhālamēla dhaṇī, nē vātamāṁ sāra nahīṁ.

Literally: Much intrigue, but no substance in the matter.
What it means: Said of a deceitful affair that lacks genuine value or honesty.

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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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