આપતાં લે નહીં ને માગતાં મળે નહીં.

āpatāṁ lē nahīṁ nē māgatāṁ maḷē nahīṁ.

Literally: Does not take when giving, and does not get when asking.
What it means: Describes someone who is stubborn or misses opportunities due to poor timing.

Also said as

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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