ભીલામાનો દાગ ને હિંગની ગંધ કદી જાય નહીં.

bhīlāmānō dāga nē hiṁganī gaṁdha kadī jāya nahīṁ.

Literally: A stain of marking-nut and the smell of asafoetida never leave.
What it means: Deep-rooted bad habits and bad reputations can never be fully washed away.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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