માણસમાં લેવાય કે વગડામાં લેવાય.

māṇasamāṁ lēvāya kē vagaḍāmāṁ lēvāya.

Literally: Should it be taken among people or in the wilderness?
What it means: Important matters should be addressed openly in society rather than in secret.

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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