પાઘડ બાંધે મોટાં, ને અંદરથી ખોટા.

pāghaḍa bāṁdhē mōṭāṁ, nē aṁdarathī khōṭā.

Literally: They tie large turbans, but are false on the inside.
What it means: An imposing or respectable outward appearance often hides a dishonest character.

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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