ઓળાંસણાં ઘણાંએ કર્યા, પણ અર્થ સર્યો નહીં.

ōḷāṁsaṇāṁ ghaṇāṁē karyā, paṇa artha saryō nahīṁ.

Literally: Many coaxings were performed, but the purpose was not served.
What it means: Said when extensive effort spent flattering someone yields no practical result.

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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