લાંબી લેખણે લખે છે, ને ઉંચે આસને બેઠા છે.

lāṁbī lēkhaṇē lakhē chē, nē uṁcē āsanē bēṭhā chē.

Literally: He writes with a long pen and sits on a high seat.
What it means: Said of a powerful authority figure or high official who issues big decrees from a position of power.

Also said as

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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