ઊતરી પડતાં વાર લાગતી નથી.

ūtarī paḍatāṁ vāra lāgatī nathī.

Literally: It does not take long to descend.
What it means: It is much easier to fall from grace or status than it is to rise.

Also said as

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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