ડાહપણ ડાયરા માંહે, પગલાં તો પાછાં ભરે;

ḍāhapaṇa ḍāyarā māṁhē, pagalāṁ tō pāchāṁ bharē;

Literally: Showing wisdom in the assembly, but taking steps backward;
What it means: Said of a coward who speaks wisely in public but retreats when action is required.

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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