હળવે હળવે છાંડીએ, જેમ સરોવર છાંડે પાળ.

haḷavē haḷavē chāṁḍīē, jēma sarōvara chāṁḍē pāḷa.

Literally: Abandon it slowly and gradually, just as a lake recedes from its bank.
What it means: One should withdraw from bad relationships or habits gradually and gently rather than abruptly.

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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