ગોળથી મરતો હોય તો ઝેર શું કામ પાવું?

gōḷathī maratō hōya tō jhēra śuṁ kāma pāvuṁ?

Literally: If jaggery will kill him, why go to the trouble of poison?
What it means: If the gentle way will do it, there is no need for the brutal one.

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