નારી, ઝારી ને વેપારી, સર્વ બહારથીજ શોભતાં છે.

nārī, jhārī nē vēpārī, sarva bahārathīja śōbhatāṁ chē.

Literally: A woman, a water-pot, and a trader—all look beautiful only from the outside.
What it means: External appearances can be highly deceptive, hiding internal flaws or dishonesty.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Women, water-pots and traders, all look good from the outside.

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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