બેઠક Bethak

બાળક તોએ સિંહનું, બચ્ચું તોએ બાજ;

bāḷaka tōē siṁhanuṁ, baccuṁ tōē bāja;

Literally
Even if a cub, it is of a lion; even if a chick, it is of a hawk;
What it means
The offspring of noble or powerful beings inherit their inherent strength and majesty from birth.

Also said as

  • ભાંગેલ તોએ લાકડી, જુના તોએ રિવાજ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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