જૈસા હોય તૈસા ભલો, જો હોય અપના દેશ.

jaisā hōya taisā bhalō, jō hōya apanā dēśa.

Literally: However it may be, it is good, provided it is one's own country.
What it means: One's homeland is always preferable to foreign shores, regardless of local hardships.

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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