ભીંત સામે માણસ ધસે, માથું અફળાય ત્યારે ખસે.

bhīṁta sāmē māṇasa dhasē, māthuṁ aphaḷāya tyārē khasē.

Literally: A man rushes against a wall, and moves away only when his head collides.
What it means: Stubborn individuals do not yield until they experience a painful setback.

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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