મન, મોતી ને કાચ, ભાંગ્યા સંધાય નહિ"

mana, mōtī nē kāca, bhāṁgyā saṁdhāya nahi"

Literally: Mind, pearl and glass — once broken, never joined again.
What it means: Some things do not survive being broken, however carefully you try to mend them.

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