બાંધી મુઠ્ઠી લાખની, ઉઘાડી વા ખાય

bāṁdhī muṭhṭhī lākhanī, ughāḍī vā khāya

Literally: A closed fist is worth a lakh; opened, it eats air.
What it means: Keep your own counsel and people credit you with a great deal; show them everything and there is nothing left.

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