મરી મીઠું ને રાઈ તેના ઘણા પિત્રાઈ.

marī mīṭhuṁ nē rāī tēnā ghaṇā pitrāī.

Literally: Salt and mustard died, and they have many cousins.
What it means: When someone dies or is in trouble, many people suddenly claim to be related to them.

Also said as

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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