માગ્યાં ઘીનાં સુરમાં, તો જેવા તેવાજ થાય.

māgyāṁ ghīnāṁ suramāṁ, tō jēvā tēvāja thāya.

Literally: Sweetmeats made from begged ghee turn out just so-so.
What it means: Things obtained through charity or begging never yield high-quality results or true satisfaction.

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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