રાજને બેસણે બેસીએ, પણ કતવારીને બેસણે ન બેસીએ.

rājanē bēsaṇē bēsīē, paṇa katavārīnē bēsaṇē na bēsīē.

Literally: One may sit at a king's seat, but not at a rubbish-gatherer's seat.
What it means: Warns against stooping to associate with base individuals, regardless of one's social reach.

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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