મોટા માનના ભુખ્યા, ગરીબ ધાનના ભુખ્યા.

mōṭā mānanā bhukhyā, garība dhānanā bhukhyā.

Literally: The great hunger for respect, the poor hunger for food.
What it means: Wealthy people seek social status and honor, while the impoverished only care about basic survival.

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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