જોર ન જતા, અદલા મીઆંસે નાતા.

jōra na jatā, adalā mīāṁsē nātā.

Literally: Where force does not work, forge ties with ordinary Adla Mian.
What it means: When direct force fails, one must resort to diplomacy and compromise with minor figures.

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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