દીકરા આવ્યાની નવાઈ નથી, જીવ્યાની નવાઈ છે.

dīkarā āvyānī navāī nathī, jīvyānī navāī chē.

Literally: There is no wonder in the arrival of a son, the wonder is in his survival.
What it means: Raising a child to adulthood is a significant achievement given the uncertainties of life.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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