મોરામાં વાળા, પેહેલા મરે.

mōrāmāṁ vāḷā, pēhēlā marē.

Literally: Those in the front line die first.
What it means: Those who lead a dangerous charge or stand at the forefront of a conflict bear the greatest risk.

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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