નગર વસંતા માનવી, ગામડે વસતા રાક્ષસા.

nagara vasaṁtā mānavī, gāmaḍē vasatā rākṣasā.

Literally: Those living in cities are humans, those living in villages are demons.
What it means: Said to contrast the refined manners of city dwellers with the uncouth behavior of villagers.

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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