રહે તો આપથી ને જાય તો સગા બાપથી.

rahē tō āpathī nē jāya tō sagā bāpathī.

Literally: If it stays, it stays of itself; if it goes, it goes despite your own father.
What it means: What keeps or loses a thing is not in anybody's hands.

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