આપણે કામને એક ઘડી મૂકીએ, કામ આપણને આખો દિવસ મૂકે.

āpaṇē kāmanē ēka ghaḍī mūkīē, kāma āpaṇanē ākhō divasa mūkē.

Literally: If we put work aside for an hour, work puts us aside for the whole day.
What it means: Neglecting one's duties briefly leads to a complete loss of productivity for a long time.

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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