સીર ફેડ મર ગયે, વોહી કા વોહી.

sīra phēḍa mara gayē, vōhī kā vōhī.

Literally: They died breaking their heads, yet it remains exactly the same.
What it means: Despite immense effort or apparent changes, the fundamental situation remains unaltered.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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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