રણમુખે સિપાઈ, ધરમુખે ગુજરાતી.

raṇamukhē sipāī, dharamukhē gujarātī.

Literally: A soldier facing the battle, a Gujarati facing the home.
What it means: A soldier's place of pride is the battlefield, while a Gujarati's preference is domestic peace and business.

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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