આંખ ઊઠી ખમાય, પણ ફૂટી ન ખમાય.

āṁkha ūṭhī khamāya, paṇa phūṭī na khamāya.

Literally: Sore eyes can be endured, but blinded eyes cannot be endured.
What it means: Minor setbacks can be tolerated, but absolute ruin cannot be borne.

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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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