અણીને ચૂકે સો વરસ જીવે.

aṇīnē cūkē sō varasa jīvē.

Literally: One who misses the critical moment lives for a hundred years.
What it means: Those who narrowly escape danger or live under constant threat often survive for a long time.

Also said as

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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