પહેલા સગા પડોશી.

pahēlā sagā paḍōśī.

Literally: The first relative is the neighbor.
What it means: Neighbors are the most important people to rely on in times of immediate 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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