માત, તાત ને મિત્ર એ, મૂળથી ત્રણ હિતકાર;

māta, tāta nē mitra ē, mūḷathī traṇa hitakāra;

Literally: Mother, father, and friend—these three are well-wishers from the very beginning.
What it means: Parents and true friends are naturally well-wishers, whereas others only show concern when they have a need.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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