માગ્યાં ઘીનાં સુરમ, તો જેવાં તેવાજ થાય.

māgyāṁ ghīnāṁ surama, tō jēvāṁ tēvāja thāya.

Literally: Sweet dishes made with borrowed ghee turn out mediocre.
What it means: Things produced through begging or borrowing lack genuine quality and satisfaction.

Also said as

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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