થુંકે સાંધા કરીએ, તે કેટલું ચાલે?

thuṁkē sāṁdhā karīē, tē kēṭaluṁ cālē?

Literally: If we join things with spit, how long will it last?
What it means: Flimsy or superficial temporary fixes cannot sustain a lasting solution.

Also said as

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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