સોનાની કટારી બેડે બાંધવાની, પેટમાં મારવાને નહીં.

sōnānī kaṭārī bēḍē bāṁdhavānī, pēṭamāṁ māravānē nahīṁ.

Literally: A golden dagger is to be worn at the waist, not to be plunged into the stomach.
What it means: Valuable or beloved things should be cherished and kept for prestige, not used to cause self-harm or ruin.

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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