ઘડીની કણુક જેમ કેળવે તેમ કેળવાય.

ghaḍīnī kaṇuka jēma kēḷavē tēma kēḷavāya.

Literally: Like dough of the moment, it is shaped however you knead it.
What it means: Young minds or impressionable people can be easily molded and guided in any direction if trained early.

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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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