ઘાણીનો બળદ ગમે તેટલું ચાલે પણ રહે જ્યાં હતો ત્યાં જ

ghāṇīnō baḷada gamē tēṭaluṁ cālē paṇa rahē jyāṁ hatō tyāṁ ja

Literally: The ox at the oil-press walks as far as you like and stays exactly where it was.
What it means: Enormous effort, and not one step of actual progress.

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