જન્મ આપે જનેતા, ને કર્મ ન આપે કાઈ.

janma āpē janētā, nē karma na āpē kāī.

Literally: A mother gives birth, but she cannot give destiny.
What it means: Parents can bring a child into the world, but they cannot control or determine the child's ultimate fate or fortune.

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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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