ઘરમાં બિલાડીથી બીહે, ને બહાર વાઘ મારે.

gharamāṁ bilāḍīthī bīhē, nē bahāra vāgha mārē.

Literally: In the house he fears a cat, and outside he kills a tiger.
What it means: People often project a false image of bravery outside that contradicts their submissive behavior at home.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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