સામ, દામ ને ભેદ ગણાય, પછી ચોથો દંડ ઉપાય.

sāma, dāma nē bhēda gaṇāya, pachī cōthō daṁḍa upāya.

Literally: Conciliation, bribery, and division are considered first, and then punishment is the fourth resort.
What it means: Force or punishment should only be used after all peaceful and diplomatic methods have failed.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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