નાઠો તે જાણે ધાડો.

nāṭhō tē jāṇē dhāḍō.

Literally: He who fled knows the raid.
What it means: Only someone who has personally suffered a calamity truly understands its terror.

Also said as

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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