આડતને ને અધીરને બને નહીં.

āḍatanē nē adhīranē banē nahīṁ.

Literally: Commission agency and an impatient person do not go together.
What it means: Business dealings require patience, which impulsive people lack.

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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