મહોડે ચહડાવ્યાં માથે ચહડે.

mahōḍē cahaḍāvyāṁ māthē cahaḍē.

Literally: Those pampered on the face climb onto the head.
What it means: Overindulging or spoiling subordinates or children causes them to become arrogant and disrespectful.

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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