પાણીમાં રહીને મગર સાથે વેર ન બંધાય

pāṇīmāṁ rahīnē magara sāthē vēra na baṁdhāya

Literally: Living in the water, do not take up a feud with the crocodile.
What it means: Do not pick fights with the powerful in the place where you have to go on living.

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