પેટ ઉઘાડીને કાઈ જોતું નથી.

pēṭa ughāḍīnē kāī jōtuṁ nathī.

Literally: No one opens the belly to look inside.
What it means: People only judge by outward appearances and cannot see one's internal suffering, hunger, or secrets.

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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