દહાડીનું લાગ્યું ને ભવનું ભાગ્યું.

dahāḍīnuṁ lāgyuṁ nē bhavanuṁ bhāgyuṁ.

Literally: A day's effort hit the mark, and a lifetime's misfortune was broken.
What it means: A single fortunate opportunity or act of effort permanently ends a long period of poverty or suffering.

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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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