*અહી પંડિત પાપી નાયકા, બહુવિધ કરત ઉપાય;

*ahī paṁḍita pāpī nāyakā, bahuvidha karata upāya;

Literally: A serpent, a scholar, a sinner, and a leader employ many different tactics.
What it means: Cunning or highly skilled individuals will use various complex methods to achieve their goals.

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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