હબસીની મૂછ પકડી તે પકડી.

habasīnī mūcha pakaḍī tē pakaḍī.

Literally: Once the Abyssinian's mustache is held, it is held.
What it means: Taking an uncompromising stance and refusing to budge from it.

Also said as

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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