玉可碎而不改其白， 竹可焚而不可毁其节

玉可碎而不改其白， 竹可焚而不可毁其节 [yù kě suì ér bù gǎi qí bái zhú kě fén ér bù kě huǐ qí jié]

1. ■ The jade may be smashed, but its colour will remain immaculately white; the bamboo may be burned, but its joints are indestructible and remain as evidence of its integrity and strength.