સબસૈ બાંકી, લેકીન સરકારકે સીપાહીસૈં બાંકી?

sabasai bāṁkī, lēkīna sarakārakē sīpāhīsaiṁ bāṁkī?

Literally: Crookedest of all, but is it more crooked than the government's soldier?
What it means: No matter how stubborn or difficult someone is, they cannot match the oppressive power of authority.

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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