માંગન મરણ સમાન હે, મત કાઈ માંગે ભીખ;

māṁgana maraṇa samāna hē, mata kāī māṁgē bhīkha;

Literally: Begging is equal to death, let no one beg for alms.
What it means: Asking others for charity or favors is a humiliating act that destroys one's self-respect.

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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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