માનતા ચઢાવ્યા વગર દેવ પણ ફળે નહીં.

mānatā caḍhāvyā vagara dēva paṇa phaḷē nahīṁ.

Literally: Without offering a vow, even God does not grant favors.
What it means: Nothing is achieved in this world without making some sacrifice or offering a reward.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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