કીર્તિ કમાઈ લીધ, જેણે કર લાંબે કર્યા;

kīrti kamāī līdha, jēṇē kara lāṁbē karyā;

Literally: He earned fame who extended his hand [to give];
What it means: Asserts that true honor and reputation are gained by generosity, while begging or receiving from others brings shame.

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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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