સાસરે જતાં સૌને ભાવે, ને ઊમરે ઓળખતાં આંસુ આવે.

sāsarē jatāṁ saunē bhāvē, nē ūmarē ōḷakhatāṁ āṁsu āvē.

Literally: Everyone likes the idea of going to the husband's house, but tears flow when crossing the threshold.
What it means: A distant prospect seems highly attractive until one actually faces the reality of leaving home.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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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