વૃદ્ધ ભલા રાજા ને શેઠ, ભલાં માત ને તાત; વૃદ્ધ ભલા નહીં નોકરા, ઘોરી ને ચેકીયાત.

vr̥ddha bhalā rājā nē śēṭha, bhalāṁ māta nē tāta; vr̥ddha bhalā nahīṁ nōkarā, ghōrī nē cēkīyāta.

Literally: Old kings and merchants are good, old mothers and fathers are good; but old servants, oxen, and watchmen are not good.
What it means: Age brings wisdom and value to rulers, parents, and merchants, but renders servants, draft animals, and guards ineffective.

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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