વિપત ભલી હરિ નામ લેત, કાયા કસોટી દુઃખ;

vipata bhalī hari nāma lēta, kāyā kasōṭī duḥkha;

Literally: Adversity is good if it makes one take the name of God, though the body is tested by pain;
What it means: Hardships are beneficial if they turn one's mind toward devotion and spiritual truth.

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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