આંખ ઊડી ખમાય, પણ ફૂટી ન ખમાય.

āṁkha ūḍī khamāya, paṇa phūṭī na khamāya.

Literally: A flying eye can be tolerated, but a burst one cannot.
What it means: Minor insults or temporary setbacks are bearable, but permanent damage or loss is not.

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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