સબ રાંડ સટરપટર, એક રાંડ સિદ્ધ.

saba rāṁḍa saṭarapaṭara, ēka rāṁḍa siddha.

Literally: All widows are ordinary, but one widow is accomplished.
What it means: Out of many mediocre options or people, only one is truly capable or outstanding.

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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.