ધણી દુજે કે ઢોર દુજે?

dhaṇī dujē kē ḍhōra dujē?

Literally: Does the owner yield milk, or does the cattle yield milk?
What it means: Profit or yield depends on the inherent capacity of the asset, not merely on the owner's desire.

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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