લાભોજી લાભોજી થાય, ત્યાં શા મેળ?

lābhōjī lābhōjī thāya, tyāṁ śā mēḷa?

Literally: Where everyone tries to be Mr. Profit, how can there be harmony?
What it means: When all participants seek only personal gain, cooperation and agreement become impossible.

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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