મણીધર આગળ દીવા બળે નહીં.

maṇīdhara āgaḷa dīvā baḷē nahīṁ.

Literally: A lamp does not burn before a gem-bearing serpent.
What it means: Minor talents or false displays are completely eclipsed in the presence of true greatness or power.

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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