પડી પટોડે ભાત, ફાટે પણ ફીટે નહિ

paḍī paṭōḍē bhāta, phāṭē paṇa phīṭē nahi

Literally: The pattern set into patola silk — it may tear, but it will never fade.
What it means: True quality survives ruin; the thing may break but it does not become false.

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