એઠું ખાય તે ચોપડ્યાને ભરોંસે.

ēṭhuṁ khāya tē cōpaḍyānē bharōṁsē.

Literally: He who eats leftovers does so in the hope of getting the buttered part.
What it means: People tolerate humiliation or low status in the hope of a future reward.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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