જળ પ્રમાણે પોયણાં, કર્મ પ્રમાણે મત્ત;

jaḷa pramāṇē pōyaṇāṁ, karma pramāṇē matta;

Literally: Water lilies grow according to the water level, and intellect develops according to fate.
What it means: A person's status and mindset are bound by their destiny and circumstances.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: A man is known by the company he keeps.One is known by his companions.

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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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