ગયા તરવરી તે આવ્યા રડવડી.

gayā taravarī tē āvyā raḍavaḍī.

Literally: They went away flourishing, but returned stumbling.
What it means: Said of people who leave with high hopes and pride but return in a miserable, ruined state.

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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