નાને કણ પણ રાઈનો, પાંખી તોએ મૂછ;

nānē kaṇa paṇa rāīnō, pāṁkhī tōē mūcha;

Literally: Though a small grain, it is still mustard; though thin, it is still a mustache.
What it means: Even in diminished or minor form, essential character and status retain their value.

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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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