સાગ, સીસમ ને સોનું, સો વર્ષે કાગળવા જુનું.

sāga, sīsama nē sōnuṁ, sō varṣē kāgaḷavā junuṁ.

Literally: Teak, rosewood, and gold become as old as paper in a hundred years.
What it means: Even the most durable and precious materials eventually decay or lose their luster over time.

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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