મરદની ગરદમાં રહેવું, પણ નામરદાના સરદાર થઈને રહેવું નહીં.

maradanī garadamāṁ rahēvuṁ, paṇa nāmaradānā saradāra thaīnē rahēvuṁ nahīṁ.

Literally: Better to remain under a brave man's neck than to be the leader of cowards.
What it means: It is nobler to serve a courageous leader than to command a band of weaklings.

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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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