મજા મોંઘી, ફજેતી સસ્તી.

majā mōṁghī, phajētī sastī.

Literally: Pleasure is expensive, disgrace is cheap.
What it means: Enjoyment requires effort and money, whereas public humiliation and ruin can happen easily and at no cost.

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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