પ્રીતિ કરે વિદ્વાનસે, જો દુઃખમેં કરે સહાય;

prīti karē vidvānasē, jō duḥkhamēṁ karē sahāya;

Literally: Make friendship with a wise person, who helps in times of misery.
What it means: It is best to form bonds with wise and learned people who will stand by you and guide you through difficult times.

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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